PFAS

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.'
Published
November 15, 2020

State continues testing farmland in Fairfield as another resident told to stop using well water

"My right to clean water has been taken away from me and I didn’t have anything to do with it," Judy Poulin, 77, of Fairfield said. In October, Poulin was told to stop using the water from her well after it was shown to have high levels of toxic chemicals.
Published
August 11, 2020

Fast food from these chains is ‘packaged in pollution,’ report says

Maine passed restrictions on so-called 'forevever chemicals' in 2019, and many restaurants have announced plans to reduce or eliminate PFAS in their materials.
Published
July 31, 2020

Committee endorses extending timeline for lawsuits over PFAS pollution

The bill focused on so-called "forever chemicals" would be considered by the full Legislature should it come back during a special session.
Published
July 28, 2020

Insurers, utilities oppose bill to extend lawsuit window for PFAS contamination

But supporters say the current law falls short of protecting farmers and others harmed by the 'forever chemicals.'

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