The bill focused on so-called “forever chemicals” would be considered by the full Legislature should it come back during a special session.
Kevin Miller
Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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Mills to double rental assistance, fund efforts to address COVID-19 racial disparity
In other news, the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced one additional death and 27 new cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus on Thursday.
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Portland Water District begins looking for COVID-19 in wastewater
Working with a lab at Saint Joseph’s College, the Portland Water District is part of a growing number of utilities nationwide using wastewater as a potential sentinel for COVID-19 case surges.
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Maine adds another 29 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths
The 29 new cases is higher than the rolling daily average for the previous week, although Maine has yet to experience the surge in cases seen in some other states.
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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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Maine holds firm on exempted states as 2 more Mainers die of coronavirus
Even with the deaths and new cases, the state’s COVID-19 infection and mortality rates remain among the lowest in the country.
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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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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.
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State investigates outbreak at Lewiston nursing home, reports 24 new cases in Maine
The Marshwood Center in Lewiston has 11 cases of COVID-19 among residents and staff, but the total statewide case numbers remain relatively low.
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Maine’s coronavirus case total remains flat, with no new deaths
While the Maine CDC reported 25 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three new probable cases Wednesday, it lowered previously reported numbers based on subsequent testing.