Defend Amara's Law
In 2023, Minnesota passed the strongest PFAS 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 advocated and testified in support of the bills banning all non-essential use of PFAS chemicals, requiring manufacturers who are selling products in Minnesota to disclose if PFAS chemicals are present, and to close a loophole in the 2019 bill that ended the use of PFAS in firefighting foam.
As a commonsense policy, Amara’s Law safeguards both lives and taxpayer dollars. 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 needed law is now under attack, at risk of carve-outs and exemptions.
We need to preserve Amara's Law to protect the health of our communities. Send a message to your lawmakers today.
