PFAS

Published
October 9, 2024

Director of Brunswick airport authority resigns in wake of toxic foam spill

Kristine Logan steps down about a month after one of the nation's biggest spills of toxic firefighting foam has left the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority struggling to pay for a costly cleanup and regain the public trust.
Published
October 8, 2024

For 8 years, Brunswick Landing hangar inspections often found deficiencies

An initial view of a hefty document submitted to the Town of Brunswick on Friday shows 6,300 gallons of toxic firefighting foam known as AFFF is stored in hangars owned by the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.
Published
October 2, 2024

EPA: Navy has ‘ultimate responsibility’ to address Brunswick chemical spill

The head of the federal agency's Superfund program told the Navy in a Sept. 26 letter that it must 'take any and all actions necessary to address the recent spill of AFFF at Hangar 4 and to ensure protection of human health and the environment.'
Published
October 1, 2024

Brunswick Landing authority maintains it will not shut down fire suppression system

Prior to Tuesday night's meeting, Sen. Mattie Daughtry and Rep. Dan Ankeles slammed the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority board for not hearing public comment.
Published
October 1, 2024

Artificial turf questions surface at Falmouth plastics forum

Falmouth Conservation Commission hosted the forum featuring Matt Simon, author of "A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies." Audience members repeatedly asked about artificial turf fields, one referencing the SAD 51 proposal for such a field.

Published
September 30, 2024

Brunswick Landing authority submits plan to address fire system deficiencies at airport

Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has sent a plan of action to the Brunswick Fire Department to address a code violation at Hangars 5 and 6.
Published
September 26, 2024

Brunswick board to host second emergency PFAS spill meeting

The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority will host its next emergency board meeting on Oct. 1.
Published
September 24, 2024

Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River

'We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,' says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.
Published
September 23, 2024

Best way to clean up PFAS? Don’t spill it in the first place.

Given the persistent and, at times, "invisible" nature of PFAS-containing materials, Maine scientists say that eradicating the "forever chemical" is complex.
Published
September 20, 2024

Brunswick leaders continue push for fire system shutdown at MRRA board meeting