2025 PFAS prohibitions - Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
Starting on Jan. 1, 2025, the first prohibitions of products containing intentionally added PFAS under Amara's Law (Minn. Stat. § 116.943) will take effect in Minnesota. Intentionally added PFAS will be prohibited in products that fall under 11 categories:
PFAS news - Today’s latest updates - CBS Minnesota
Nov 19, 2024 · Communities across Minnesota have drinking water that's contaminated with PFAS. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency says PFAS don't break down in the environment. They do build up in...
Minnesota PFAS ban: Nonstick pan makers challenge new law
Jan 7, 2025 · Starting on Jan. 1, certain products containing intentionally added PFAS may not be sold or distributed in Minnesota, including cookware. The complaint requests the court to issue a permanent...
MN's new PFAS ban goes into effect Jan. 1 | kare11.com
Dec 31, 2024 · MINNEAPOLIS — Starting Jan. 1, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as "forever chemicals," will be banned in Minnesota from a wide variety of products — covering everything...
Minnesota PFAS ban: Youth motorsports hit under new law
Dec 30, 2024 · A new law taking effect on Jan. 1 in Minnesota will limit the use of PFAS "forever chemicals" in products – in turn creating a ban on certain youth motorsports equipment. Minnesota's ban on...
State PFAS ban leaves young outdoor enthusiasts in the dust
Dec 27, 2024 · Minnesota will begin phasing in one of the nation’s most extensive bans on products containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) starting Jan. 1, 2025. The law, known as “Amara’s Law” and passed in 2023, will ban the sale of products with PFAS in 11 categories, including things like cookware, carpets, cosmetics, and more.
News release: 3M PFAS settlement grant program RFP coming soon
2 days ago · A request for proposals will open in early February for restoration and recreation projects in the Twin Cities east metropolitan area and in downstream areas of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers that have been affected by Per- and Polyfluorinated Alkyl Substances (PFAS) released by 3M. The state of Minnesota reached an $850 million ...
Cookware group files federal lawsuit challenging Minnesota's new PFAS …
Jan 11, 2025 · Families, politicians and environmental groups held a news conference just days after the Cookware Sustainability Alliance filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Minnesota’s new PFAS ban.
Statement on new drinking water guidance for per ... - MN Dept.
Jan 16, 2024 · New research, which included new human data, prompted MDH to lower its health-based values (HBVs) for two per- and polyfluroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS).
After fighting for PFAS clean-up funds, Lake Elmo and ... - CBS News
Nov 25, 2024 · LAKE ELMO, Minn. — PFAS are forever chemicals used in everyday items like nonstick pans, dental floss and food packaging that can build up in our bodies and harm our health. According to the...
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