The chemicals, known as PFAS, are contained in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.
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Posted inOpinion
Opinion: Maine must continue battling PFAS
Recent attempts to roll back reporting requirements by some businesses are imperiling progress made on identifying products containing ‘forever chemicals.’
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Businesses seek changes in Maine’s first-in-the-nation PFAS ban
Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
PFAS found in almost 1,000 products sold in Maine, so far
From shampoo to school supplies, dog treats to dishware, the brand names that admit to using forever chemicals are ubiquitous.
Posted inLocal & State, News
As Maine intensifies ‘forever chemical’ testing, one-third of sampled Unity water wells deemed unsafe
Of 91 water wells tested recently in Unity by the state, 33 of those had higher PFAS levels than what Maine considers safe.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Proposed rules would allow any commercial farm contaminated by PFAS to apply for financial assistance
Maine so far has focused on farms that were contaminated through the spreading of wastewater sludge.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Preventing PFAS pollution will protect Maine farmers
Resistance to the PFAS reporting law passed by the Legislature last year is reckless.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Nation & World
Zippers used by clothing brands found to contain ‘forever chemicals’
PFAS can lead to conditions like kidney cancer, high cholesterol and thyroid disease.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
‘Forever chemical’ bans face hard truth: Many can’t be replaced
Minnesota and Maine have passed legislation to effectively outlaw the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, in nearly all products by the early 2030s.