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PFAS

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.'
Published
July 27, 2020

Groups pushing to extend timeline for lawsuits over PFAS chemical pollution

Tuesday's hearing on the statute of limitations for the 'forever chemicals' comes four days after the state announced another PFAS hotspot on a dairy farm.

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Published
July 24, 2020

State investigating ‘very startling’ levels of PFAS chemicals on central Maine dairy farm

State officials declined to identify the farm, but said Maine's milk supply remains safe because the farm was sending a relatively small amount of milk to a processor that was blending it with milk from other farms.
Published
April 17, 2020

White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds

It has repeatedly pressed the agency to agree to a major loophole that could allow substantial imports of PFAS-tainted products to continue.
Published
February 28, 2020

Ski racing community nationwide starts to back away from toxic wax

Concerned about human health and the environment, competitors are abandoning something that has long made athletes go faster.
Published
February 12, 2020

Bill to give Maine DEP more authority over ‘forever chemicals’ advances in committee

The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers will consider this year in response to growing concerns about PFAS contamination in Maine.
Published
January 10, 2020

House passes bill to force federal action on ‘forever chemicals’ with Pingree, Golden amendments

The bill would force the EPA to develop health standards for the substances and would add PFAS to the list of chemicals in the agency's ‘Safer Choice’ labels program.