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Pollution

Published
November 6, 2019

Treatment plant discharging into Kennebec River processed runoff possibly laced with ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental and health advocates say the incident highlights the need for more testing and regulation of PFAS in the waste stream and in consumer products.
Published
October 29, 2019

State task force explores requiring water utilities to test for ‘forever chemicals’

Mandatory testing is one of dozens of recommendations that a task force is examining as it attempts to guide the state's response to the emerging chemical concern.
Published
October 15, 2019

Maine DEP will seek authority to order cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’

The department also wants the ability to use state funds to do the remediation itself.
Published
October 2, 2019

Dutch inventor says his ocean cleaning boom is working

The boom, which is catching plastic floating between California and Hawaii, is skimming up some of the 1.8 trillion pieces of waste that scientists estimate are in the Pacific.
Published
August 18, 2019

State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost

Environmental protection overseers still allow sales of the nutrient-rich product used by landscapers and gardeners, even though it’s made with PFAS-laced municipal sludge.

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Published
August 15, 2019

Arundel farmers say their blood samples show high levels of ‘forever chemicals’

Fred and Laura Stone's dairy farm has been shut down because of contamination from PFAS they say got into their water, soil and cows' milk from municipal sludge used as fertilizer.
Published
August 6, 2019

Study says Maine among the places to find the last pristine skies in the U.S.

Researchers across several disciplines are paying closer attention to light pollution and its effects on people's health.
Published
July 26, 2019

DEP disputes reports of dirty water, saying most Maine beaches free from contamination

The state responds after Environment America lists the number of potentially unsafe beach days each state had last year because of water quality concerns.
Published
June 26, 2019

State says Maine milk passes tests for ‘forever chemicals’

But health advocates call for more testing for PFAS contamination on farms that fertilize with treated sludge.
Published
June 18, 2019

Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations

The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.