Maine state chamber continues call for surgical approach to PFAS law

The head of the state chamber of commerce called on Maine lawmakers Wednesday to take a more tempered approach to regulating the harmful chemicals known as PFAS, warning that a broad law unfairly targets all businesses. A 2021 Maine law requires manufacturers of products with PFAS to report the presence of the chemicals to the state. The original law set a Jan. 1, 2023 reporting deadline, which sparked pushback and led regulators to grant extensions to 2,500 companies worried about compliance. Since then, lawmakers extended the reporting deadline to Jan. 1, 2025, but starting in 2030, Maine will not allow products to be sold in the state if they have PFAS unless regulators determine it’s an “unavoidable use.”