Maine Dramatically Revamps and Delays PFAS Reporting Rules and Consumer Product Bans

After years of tumultuous and unpredictable regulatory uncertainty, the Maine Legislature has again decided to overhaul the state’s PFAS in Products program, dramatically shrinking the scope of the reporting requirements and creating a staggered phase-out for numerous consumer products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). Specifically, the recently signed bill does away with the requirement compelling all manufacturers of products with intentionally added...
By: Kelley Drye & Warren LLP