Washington state moved forward with next steps of the Safer Products for Washington law. In a draft report submitted to the state legislature, the Washington state Department of Ecology proposes state-wide chemical restrictions on five classes of chemicals in eleven product categories, the largest number of chemical classes and products to ever be considered by a state at one time.   Washington would be the first state in the country to restrict PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) in up...