Several states have recently moved forward with legislation addressing PFAS.

Florida’s governor signed into law legislation directing the state Department of Environmental Protection to adopt PFAS standards for drinking water, ground water, and soil by 2025, should the federal EPA not finalize its own standards.

Colorado’s governor signed into law legislation that bans the selling of certain products, such as carpets, cosmetics, and oil and gas products, that include the intentional use of PFAS while setting separate requirements for cookware. The law is set to take effect starting in 2024.

Minnesota launched an interactive dashboard for PFAS testing in drinking water. It provides PFAS testing results for Minnesota’s community water systems. The state currently reports that 106 systems have been tested, 295 are in progress, and 565 have not been tested—representing completed testing for over a third of the systems’ customers.