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Senate committee passes ban on PFAS-containing ski, boat and board wax

2896953 · April 8, 2025
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The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee approved, by voice consent, a bill to prohibit the sale of ski, boat and board wax containing PFAS after testimony about local contamination and available non‑PFAS alternatives.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on a voice vote approved a bill to ban the sale in New Hampshire of ski, boat and board wax containing PFAS following testimony from a Merrimack resident who described local water contamination and the availability of non‑PFAS wax.

Wendy Thomas, who identified herself as a Merrimack resident and a local "water warrior," told the committee that the town has long struggled with PFAS contamination and that the state previously passed…

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