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[Vermont] Senate approves bill that would ban PFAS from menstrual and cosmetic products, textiles and turf fields
Policy
5 Apr 2023
The Vermont Senate on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill that would regulate manufacturers selling menstrual and cosmetic products that contain PFAS and a list of other chemicals associated with human health problems.
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PFAS in Consumer Products are Targeted by State Regulators and Class Action Plaintiffs
Policy
4 Jan 2023
Consumer product manufacturers, importers, and retailers of products containing PFAS must comply with new regulations in four states in 2023: California, Maine, Vermont, and Washington.
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New England governors approve transformative laws on ‘forever chemicals’
Policy
26 Apr 2022
The governors of two New England states have approved key pieces of legislation that transform their relationships with cancer-linked “forever chemicals” — by restricting their use on Maine farmland and facilitating treatment avenues for toxic exposure in Vermont.
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PFAS Complicates the Problem of Handling ‘Garbage Juice’ From State’s Only Landfill
News
28 Oct 2021 | VTDigger
Leachate is most often disposed of at municipal sewage-treatment plants — but those plants have no way of treating PFAS and other “forever chemicals” that are in products that wind up in the landfill.
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Planned MAUHS Turf Field Prompts PFAS Concerns
News
29 Sep 2021 | Bennington Banner
The turf field and track vendors told project planners that testing has shown PFAS chemicals are not present in the artificial surface.
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State Officials Present PFAS Findings, Permit Plans to Residents at Newport Forum
News
26 Aug 2021 | VT Digger
Tumors found on 30% of the Lake Memphremagog’s brown bullhead fish do not, so far, appear to be caused by PFAS.
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United States: PFAS Consumer Products Regulation
News
13 Aug 2021 | Mondaq
An overview of enacted and proposed PFAS state laws and regulations.
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PFAS update: Current state-by-state groundwater regulations
News
21 Jul 2021 | JD Supra
States have adopted a patchwork of regulations and guidance standards which presents significant compliance challenges to impacted industries.
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[Press Release] Detection of toxic PFAS chemicals increases to 2,790 communities
News
20 Jul 2021
The latest detections are based on new testing completed in Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Vermont.
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Vermont governor signs restrictions on PFAS 'forever chemicals'
News
20 May 2021 | The Hill
The bill bans the chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, and ski wax, as well as carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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[Press Release] Vermont Governor signs first-in-nation restrictions on toxic PFAS chemicals
News
19 May 2021 | Safer States
The bill bans PFAS chemicals from firefighting foam, food packaging, ski wax, and carpets, rugs, and stain-resistant treatments.
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PFAS Legislation In Vermont Some of Most Aggressive In U.S.
Policy
11 May 2021
On May 5, 2021, Vermont entered the final stages of enacting one of the most aggressive pieces of legislation related to PFAS in the country.
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House unanimously approves ban on toxic PFAS chemicals in consumer products
News
4 May 2021 | VTDigger
If enacted, this legislation would make Vermont the first state to ban PFAS chemicals from ski waxes. PFAS would also be banned in fire-extinguishing foam, food packaging, and rugs and carpets.
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We sampled tap water across the US – and found arsenic, lead and toxic chemicals
News
31 Mar 2021 | Consumer Reports and the Guardian
A nine-month investigation by the Guardian and Consumer Reports found alarming levels of forever chemicals, arsenic and lead in samples taken across the US. Almost every sample tested had measurable levels of PFAS.
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PFAS soil and groundwater contamination via industrial airborne emission and land deposition in SW Vermont and Eastern New York State, USA
Science
15 Mar 2021 | Environ Sci Process Impacts
Air-emitted PFAS can contaminate groundwater and soil in areas outside of those normally considered down-gradient of a source with respect to regional groundwater flow.