{"id":4637,"date":"2022-12-29T12:30:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/california\/?post_type=article&p=4637"},"modified":"2022-12-29T12:32:20","modified_gmt":"2022-12-29T20:32:20","slug":"calpirg-backed-bills-going-into-effect-in-january","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/dev.pirg-test.com\/california\/articles\/calpirg-backed-bills-going-into-effect-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"CALPIRG-backed bills going into effect in January"},"featured_media":518,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":false,"_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_twitter-description":""},"campaign_tax":[],"display_option":[],"issue_tax":[],"person_tax":[226],"region_tax":[],"state":[7],"topic_tax":[142,133,141,155,138,134,158,189,147,143],"class_list":["post-4637","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"details":{"helper_taxonomies":{"topics":[142,133,141,155,138,134,158,189,147,143],"collection":false,"press_type":false,"person_type":false,"resource_type":false,"event_type":false,"campaigns":false,"department":false,"level":false,"states":[7],"act_option":false,"display_option":false,"primary":{"topic":158}},"featured_image":518,"caption_override":"Starting Jan. 1, toxic PFAS chemicals will be prohibited in food packaging in California. ","excerpt":"Starting Jan. 1, new laws go into effect in California that reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, clean our air, increase transparency from the fossil fuel industry, and help our communities electrify transportation.","updated_on":null,"sidebar_action":"","hide_hero_image":false,"sidebar_action_query_string":""},"helper_people_group":{"title":"Authors","entities":[{"type":"dynamic","dynamic_person":{"site":9,"people":"3752"},"information":{"name":"","image":null,"role":"","biography":"","contact":{"twitter":"","facebook":"","email":"","phone":""}}}]},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"The state legislature has given Californians good reasons to cheerfully ring in the new year. Starting Jan. 1, new laws go into effect in California that reduce exposure to toxic chemicals, clean our air, increase transparency from the fossil fuel industry, and help our communities electrify transportation.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHere\u2019s a digest of some of the CALPIRG-backed laws going into effect on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/span>\r\n\r\nLimiting exposure to toxic PFAS\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe Safer Food Packaging and Cookware Act, <\/span>AB 1200<\/span><\/a> (Ting) bans the use of toxic PFAS in paper food packaging. <\/span>PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, are a class of thousands of chemicals found in food packaging, including microwave popcorn bags, some fast food wrappers and many compostable containers. PFAS are nicknamed \u2018forever chemicals\u2019 because they resist breaking down in our bodies and the environment. Research has linked PFAS to <\/span>serious health risks<\/span><\/a>, including liver damage, birth defects and cancer. Starting in January, Californians will no longer need to worry if their takeout containers and other food packaging will expose their families to these toxic chemicals. Starting in 2024, the law also requires manufacturers of cookware to disclose if PFAS was added to their products.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nGet the lead out\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\nLead is a highly toxic metal that\u2019s especially dangerous for children \u2014 impairing how they learn, grow and behave. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there is <\/span>no safe level of lead exposure<\/span><\/a> in water for children.\u00a0 Despite that, \u201cendpoint devices\u201d such as faucets have been allowed to leach high amounts of lead. <\/span>Assembly Bill 100<\/span><\/a> (Holden) restricts the amount of lead seeping from faucets and fixtures to no more than 1 microgram per liter of water, ensuring that faucets and fixtures in California are practically lead-free.\u00a0 Starting in January, the law will prohibit manufacturers from importing faucets that leach excess lead into California, and from selling non-compliant faucets starting in July 2023.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nEnergy and environment\u00a0<\/b>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve known for decades that pollution from fossil fuels is dirty and dangerous. California is continuing to lead the nation by protecting communities from oil and gas extraction while speeding up our transition to a future powered by 100% renewable energy.<\/span>\r\n