Falmouth Conservation Commission hosted the forum featuring Matt Simon, author of “A Poison Like No Other: How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies.” Audience members repeatedly asked about artificial turf fields, one referencing the SAD 51 proposal for such a field.
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Brunswick Landing authority submits plan to address fire system deficiencies at airport
Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority has sent a plan of action to the Brunswick Fire Department to address a code violation at Hangars 5 and 6.
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Brunswick board to host second emergency PFAS spill meeting
The Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority will host its next emergency board meeting on Oct. 1.
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Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River
‘We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,’ says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.
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Best way to clean up PFAS? Don’t spill it in the first place.
Given the persistent and, at times, “invisible” nature of PFAS-containing materials, Maine scientists say that eradicating the “forever chemical” is complex.
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Brunswick leaders continue push for fire system shutdown at MRRA board meeting
One month after 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam spilled at Brunswick Executive Airport, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority Board met for the first time since the incident to deliberate actions demanded by residents, town and legislative leaders. After Friday’s two-hour meeting — including just over an hour of public comments, where residents slammed MRRA […]
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Brunswick airport managers issued violation notice over fire-suppression system inspections
The systems in airport Hangars 5 and 6 were found deficient in a pair of July 2023 inspections, and airport officials have not indicated that repairs have been made, the notice says.
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From Augusta: Time to remove PFAS foam from public use
While fighting a diesel-fueled truck on fire near the Maine Mall, South Portland firefighters sprayed 47 gallons of aqueous-film forming foam (AFFF) to extinguish the fire. This foam, long known to be dangerous to firefighter’s health and a contaminant of water sources contains PFAS or “forever chemicals.” As a result of the firefighting efforts, the […]
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Toxic foam risks persist at other ‘deficient’ Brunswick airport hangars
Inspection reports from 14 months ago show unaddressed deficiencies in 2 sprinkler systems that still use aqueous film-forming foam that contains forever chemicals.
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Scientists figured out how many chemicals enter our bodies from food packaging
A new study details the more than 3,000 chemicals finding their way into human bodies from contact with food.