Indiana senators abandoned a bill on Monday that would have excluded thousands of the most widely used PFAS chemicals from the state’s definition of the chemical class. House Bill 1399 was designed to exempt some per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and protect them from inclusion in possible future state or federal bans. Proponents of the bill pointed to “necessary” uses of the chemicals in batteries, computers, pacemakers and other devices. Leading health scientists, however, said the bill was not grounded in science, issued a statement outlining the bill’s errors and testified in committee hearings against it. A recent analysis by Safer States estimates 35 states will introduce policies this year to ban PFAS chemicals from some uses.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 27, 2024 12:59 UTC