PFAS
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
A PFAS-free fire suppressant made with Maine wood could fight wildfires
The chemical-free extinguisher could move to the market – and onto firefighting airplanes – quickly. But getting it certified will take time and money.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2025
PFAS contamination found on more than 100 Maine farms
The state's ambitious multiyear investigation into PFAS contamination from sludge-based fertilizer is not yet halfway done, but costs are mounting as new federal protections arise from mounting scientific evidence of potential human health risks.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Forever chemicals in sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
Draft findings published Tuesday echo what Maine has been saying since 2022, when it became the first state to ban the use of sludge as fertilizer because of high concentrations of harmful PFAS.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Brunswick authority corrects toxic foam count at airport
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority corrected the foam concentrate inventory for Hangar 6 at Brunswick Executive Airport.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2025
Behind the scenes of company that makes PFAS testing kits used in Brunswick
An in-depth look at Cyclopure, the Illinois-based maker of accessible PFAS testing kits.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2025
PFAS in Maine can travel from stream to ski trail through snowmaking
Harmful and persistent forever chemicals that accumulate in some water bodies can be sprayed onto slopes by machine, but the extent of the risk is unknown.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2025
‘Forever chemicals’ are polluting water in an unexpected way — via prescription drugs
Researchers found that chemicals, including PFAS, from pharmaceuticals are entering into wastewater — which can be used as drinking water during times of drought.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2025
Our View: A further sorry twist to Brunswick foam leak
The shipping of the toxic substance to sites in disadvantaged communities thousands of miles from Maine should give us all pause.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2024
Maine’s toxic firefighting foam shipped out of state to poor areas
Newly released records show more than 22,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam and rinse water recovered after the recent Brunswick spill were trucked to waste incinerators in low-income communities far from Maine's borders.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2024
Navy has ‘moral obligation’ to remove foam, Brunswick airport authority says
The Brunswick airport authority on the hook for Maine's worst firefighting foam spill in decades says the Navy needs to play a larger role in toxic foam removal.
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