By Alliance Board Member and Clean Water Action MN Executive Director Avonna Starck and Staff
In 2023, Minnesota passed the strongest PFAS forever chemical prevention legislation in the country as part of the omnibus environment, natural resources, climate, and energy finance and policy bill with bipartisan support and signed into law by Governor Tim Walz.
The legislation was named Amara’s Law after Amara Strande, a young woman who grew up in an area contaminated by PFAS and diagnosed with an exceedingly rare form of cancer. Amara’s Law bans PFAS in 11 consumer product categories starting in 2025 and bans all nonessential uses of PFAS by 2032.
As a commonsense policy, Amara’s Law safeguards lives, taxpayer dollars and our water, lands and air.
It includes a clear process for exemption requests through the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, ensuring that all such requests are handled appropriately under the law’s framework.
Unfortunately this cutting edge law is now under attack, at risk of carve-outs and exemptions. We ask that the legislature, Governor Walz and Commissioner Kessler hold firm and reject any exemptions, carve outs or delays for Amara’s Law.
Please join the Alliance for Sustainability in sending Clean Water Action MN’s message to your lawmakers today to preserve Amara’s Law and protect the health of our communities.