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“Advocates who were fervent supporters of a bill to ban a type of pesticide in Maryland are so spooked by House changes to the bill that they want to quash it altogether rather than push for amendments.
The House last week gave unanimous approval to House Bill 386, which would prohibit the sale and use of pesticides containing PFAS, the ‘forever chemicals’ linked to serious health issues, beginning in 2032.
But the House version changed the definition of PFAS from the original bill to severely limit the pesticides that would be affected and, advocates fear, would open the door to a relaxation of PFAS standards elsewhere in state regulations.” …