PFAS
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedMay 5, 2021
State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has included areas in Benton and Unity Township as it continues to test residential wells for PFAS contamination.
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PublishedApril 30, 2021
Committee recommends stricter water standards for ‘forever chemicals’
The proposal would set an interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for PFAS in drinking water, in line with several other New England states and lower than the current federal health advisory level.
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
Committee votes to give DEP more power to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Maine's 2 U.S. senators, meanwhile, are asking the Biden administration to allow states to use federal stimulus money to address PFAS contamination.
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Fairfield seeks experts to help with public drinking water expansion
The town considers expanding public drinking water to those whose wells have been contaminated with dangerous ‘forever chemicals.’
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PublishedApril 13, 2021
Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The debate in Augusta over health standards for PFAS is occurring against a backdrop of a growing contamination hotspot in central Maine.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
Mills seeks more federal support, action on ‘forever chemicals’
In a letter to Maine's congressional delegation, Gov. Janet Mills wrote that PFAS contamination is 'a national problem that ultimately requires a federal response.'
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PublishedMarch 19, 2021
Our View: Owners of polluted Maine land deserve more time to seek damages
Dozens of homeowners have found that their properties are contaminated with industrial chemicals. State law shouldn’t let responsible parties off the hook.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2021
Maine homeowners seek more time to sue over chemical contamination
'Everything has been taken away, and there’s nothing that we did,' said one Fairfield homeowner whose land and water are contaminated by the 'forever chemicals' known as PFAS.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2021
Skowhegan paper mill ‘strongly disputes’ lawsuit alleging fault for contaminating water wells
Fairfield resident Nathan Saunders filed a class-action suit Friday, saying the Sappi mill is the source of high levels of 'forever chemicals' in a growing number of Fairfield area wells.
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