The current law has troubling ramifications for heat pumps. An amendment proposed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will make the law more workable.
PFAS
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Proposal would exempt agricultural pesticides from law banning forever chemicals
Proponents of the bill say farmers need more time to move to alternatives, but opponents say the current law is reasonable and raise concerns about PFAS contamination of food.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: The state must slow Casella’s rush to expand landfill
A hurry-up contract extension of the landfill in Old Town would serve neither the people nor the environment.
Posted inNation & World, News, Sports
Turf fields may have ‘forever chemicals.’ Should kids be playing on them?
Researchers are conducting studies to determine whether PFAS and other chemicals detected in turf can end up on athletes and pose a risk to their health.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine compromise would exempt some industries from ban on ‘forever chemicals’
The chemicals, known as PFAS, are contained in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products.
Posted inMaine, News
Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.
Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Maine must continue battling PFAS
Recent attempts to roll back reporting requirements by some businesses are imperiling progress made on identifying products containing ‘forever chemicals.’
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Businesses seek changes in Maine’s first-in-the-nation PFAS ban
Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
PFAS found in almost 1,000 products sold in Maine, so far
From shampoo to school supplies, dog treats to dishware, the brand names that admit to using forever chemicals are ubiquitous.