Regulators underestimate the cost of implementing PFAS regulations and fundamentally misunderstand the complex nature of these compounds.
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Posted inMaine, News
Maine attorney general sues companies for promoting PFAS products
Two complaints allege that 3M and DuPont knew decades ago that forever chemicals were toxic but didn’t disclose that information to the public.
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Posted inMaine
From Maine to California, the solution to sludge disposal is not settled
In fact, the approach in Maine – banning the spread on farmland because of PFAS risks – directly opposes the tack by eco-conscious California. Here’s how the science is evolving.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News
EPA proposal would tighten limits on PFAS in Maine water
While Maine’s drinking water standards are already forcing many water providers to install treatment systems, the proposed national limits are even stricter and would force more suppliers to filter drinking water or find new sources.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Maine should demand accountability from its solid waste monopolist
Communities served by the company find themselves in a take-it-or-leave-it situation. That’s not good enough.
Posted inMaine, Uncategorized
Landfill operator tells lawmakers it has temporary fix to Maine’s sludge disposal crisis
Casella, the operator of the state-owned landfill that had stopped accepting biosolids from wastewater treatment, says it has found a temporary home for Maine’s sludge in New Brunswick, buying time to find a long-term solution.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Lawmakers to hear about Maine sludge disposal crisis
The Maine DEP and the operator of the state’s largest landfill will brief state lawmakers on Maine’s sludge crisis on Wednesday.
Posted inMaine
Environmental group alleges Casella Waste Systems manufactured sludge crisis
Defend Our Health officials say Casella, which contracts with 30 wastewater treatment plants for sludge removal, says company data shows the situation for Casella is not as dire as portrayed, but Casella characterizes the allegation as insulting and dishonest.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA is expected to propose restrictions on harmful ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
Posted inMaine
No immediate solution to Maine’s sludge problem
At the Scarborough sewer plant, one of roughly 3 dozen in the state that can no longer send all of their sludge to a state-owned landfill, a truck picks up 30 tons just in time to avert a potential public health emergency.