PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • February 10, 2024
In 2021, the Legislature passed groundbreaking, bipartisan legislation to ban all nonessential uses of PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” in products used in Maine, with the goal of preventing further contamination across the state and protecting the health and environment of all Mainers. L.D. 1503, which had unanimous support in committee and passed nearly unanimously in both the House and Senate, banned all nonessential uses of PFAS in Maine by 2030 and required companies that use PFAS in their products to report that information to the Maine DEP. Unfortunately, key provisions of that law are under attack by businesses and aligned opposition groups. Maine people have a right to know which companies are using these toxic chemicals in their products. ~ Rep. Lori Gramlich and Sen. Rick Bennett