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Published
July 23, 2024

Maine organic farming group sues EPA over forever chemicals

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association created a PFAS Emergency Relief Fund in 2022 that has handed out more than $1.5 million in assistance to more than 50 Maine farmers impacted by forever chemical contamination.
Published
July 13, 2024

‘Everyone is drinking it’: Why this type of ‘forever chemical’ seems to be everywhere

A growing body of research has raised concerns about a forever chemical known as TFA, which is short for trifluoroacetic acid and has been found in increasing amounts in rainwater, groundwater and drinking water.
Published
June 27, 2024

Scientists find another way we’re exposed to ‘forever chemicals’: Through our skin

This study adds to the limited body of evidence that proves dermal exposure to PFAS can lead to skin absorption.
Published
June 16, 2024

Hundreds of Maine households are stranded in PFAS limbo

The state says it can't afford to mitigate PFAS issues at homes near sludge hot spots that pass state drinking water standards but fail the new federal ones.
Published
June 14, 2024

First $1 million of PFAS relief fund reaches Maine farmers

The vast majority of it went to replace income lost at 4 Maine farms struggling to overcome contamination, but the the Fund to Address PFAS Contamination will not release any details.

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Published
June 4, 2024

Portland Water District files lawsuit against forever chemical manufacturers

The district is seeking compensation to cover the cost of testing and treating wastewater polluted by chemicals used to make goods as varied as waterproof mascara, Teflon, Scotchgard and firefighting foams.
Published
June 2, 2024

Maine stocks PFAS-laden waters with fish, warns ‘do not eat’

Scientists worry that some anglers will still consume the trout tainted by forever chemicals. One environmental watchdog group calls the state Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife practice 'super disturbing.'
Published
May 14, 2024

Maine organic farmers to sue EPA over forever chemicals in sludge

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association claims that federal law requires the EPA to regulate toxic pollutants in sludge and take steps to prevent them from harming humans and the environment.
Published
May 6, 2024

High levels of forever chemicals in Maine birds add to concern about food chain

Researchers in Maine are trying to understand how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are affecting fish, birds and mammals.
Published
April 19, 2024

EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup

A group that represents the chemical industry says it strongly opposes the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.