PFAS
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Fairfield moves forward with water expansion project as PFAS testing expands in Maine
The $48 million project would expand the Kennebec Water District, which already serves some parts of Fairfield, to reach a much larger area of town.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Elevated levels of PFAS, arsenic found in well water near Kittery landfill
Routine checks of test wells by the Maine DEP showed elevated contaminant levels at three sites.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Legislative panel OKs $100 million PFAS relief fund for farmers
The money could be used to cover remediation efforts, crop losses, farm buyouts and long-term health care needs.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Lawmakers consider $100 million relief fund for farmers with contaminated land
The fund would reimburse farmers whose water or fields are contaminated by PFAS for testing and clean up, lost crops and herds, farm transitions or buyouts, and long-term health monitoring.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2022
Harpswell Select Board seeks answers about PFAS cleanup at air base
Among the board's concerns is the Navy's upcoming work to remove toxins from the base’s stormwater retention system at Picnic Pond and Mere Creek.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2022
Farmers urge passage of bill to stop agricultural use of PFAS-laden sludge
One says at a news conference Wednesday that his family is 'teetering on the edge of losing everything' because of PFAS contamination.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2022
Legislative committee supports bill to stop spreading sewage sludge
Sen. Stacy Brenner, the committee chairwoman, said LD 1911 amounted to ‘one of those opportunities when you know better, you do better.’
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Our View: Maine should stop spreading PFAS
So-called ‘forever chemicals’ build up and never break down in soil, water and human bodies.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals
Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Forever chemical risk identified throughout Maine
The Department of Environmental Protection will test for PFAS contamination at hundreds of licensed sludge and septage dispersal sites across the state, but some people aren't waiting.
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