PFAS

Published
March 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.
Published
March 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.
Published
March 7, 2021

Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’

The lawsuit alleges Sappi's Somerset Mill in Skowhegan is the source of the PFAS found in Somerset County water wells and at other sites.
Published
February 14, 2021

Our View: Maine has catching up to do on ‘forever chemicals’

Legislators should follow the latest research, which shows the industrial chemicals may be unsafe at very low levels.
Published
February 9, 2021

Health groups, affected families urge lawmakers to toughen Maine standards on ‘forever chemicals’

Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on the first of multiple bills this session taking aim at the class of chemicals known as PFAS, which are the focus of growing health concerns nationwide.

Published
January 28, 2021

Public health group, Maine lawmakers call for sweeping response to ‘forever chemicals’

Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating "forever chemicals" in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.
Published
January 20, 2021

Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach

Patrick MacRoy, deputy director for Defend Our Health, joins other health advocates in calling upon the state to implement stricter and more thorough guidelines when it comes to testing water, food products and sludge for forever chemicals.
Published
January 13, 2021

Renowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich helps mobilize action on Fairfield water contamination

Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the "forever chemicals" poisoning of local water wells wasn't being investigated enough, says "these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen."
Published
December 3, 2020

Number of wells in Fairfield tainted with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 18; DEP expands testing

The Department of Environmental Protection is now retesting water supplies in Fairfield for other chemicals in order to design carbon filter systems for the wells that have been contaminated.
Published
November 18, 2020

Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’

State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for 'forever chemicals.'

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