Health & Fitness
She Fought To Ban PFAS While Dying Of Cancer. Now Minnesota Has The Nation's Strictest Law.
"PFAS have created a public health crisis that has plagued my community for nearly 60 years," Strande said during her testimony.
July 2, 2025
Minnesotans call it "Amara's Law" — named for Amara Strande.
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Starting this year, it's America's strictest state law policing PFAS, compounds known as "forever chemicals." They are found in everyday products such as non-stick cookware and cosmetics and are linked to childhood cancers and other health issues.
"It's in products. In humans. It's in animals. It's in the air. It's in the water. It's in fish," said Katrina Kessler, commissioner of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. "And we all need to think about exposure to PFAS and ways to mitigate PFAS."
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