Health organizations across the country have taken action to reduce the spread of PFAS, though this largely occurs at the treatment stage. Companies are still able to produce products with the forever chemicals, though with increased regulation. Oregon has become one of the first states to introduce legislation that outright bans any product utilizing the chemical.
The push for the PFAS ban came from the Oregon State Fire Fighters Council, who feared for fire fighters’ safety. The president of the council stated “The exposure to PFAS in the foam we use to extinguish petroleum-based fires is tremendous” and called for it to be phased out completely. This has led to a bill that proposes a two-stage program that will ban most products in 2026, and a few stragglers in 2028. The Oregon Environmental Council is scheduled to meet and discuss the ban within the coming weeks, and will hopefully take the first step towards a nation with no PFAS.
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