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Maryland lawmaker takes steps to ban PFAS pesticides from sale in the state
Maryland could soon take further steps to keep PFAS, commonly known as “forever chemicals”, out of the state with a new law that would prohibit the sale of pesticides that use the materials.
Del. Shelia Ruth (D-Baltimore) introduced a bill that would start the ban at the end of 2025.
PFAS chemicals have been proven to lead to illnesses like thyroid disease, liver damage and cancer and often contaminate water.
“A former federal regulator said if the intent was to spread PFAS contamination across the globe, there would be few more effective methods than lacing pesticides,” Ruth said during a Health and Government Operations Committee hearing on Wednesday. “We're spraying pesticides containing PFAS on the food we eat and that we feed our children.”