EPA proposal would tighten limits on PFAS in Maine water

While Maine's drinking water standards are already forcing many water providers to install treatment systems, the proposed national limits are even stricter and would force more suppliers to filter drinking water or find new sources.

Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals’

The EPA is expected to propose restrictions on harmful 'forever chemicals' in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.

EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes

The regulations protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.

From thriving industry to ‘no man’s land’: Sanford looks to revive mill district

Officials say a $1 million bond is key to revitalization efforts, including the clean up of dozens of brownfield sites throughout the city.

Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites

The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.

EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic PFAS

The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams.

White House proposes reversing Trump rule, restoring key parts of landmark environmental law

The move to change how the government reviews pipelines, highways and other projects under the National Environmental Policy Act would reverse a significant rollback by the Trump administration.

EPA revokes Trump-era policy that weakened clean-air rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants.

EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers appointed by Trump

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the move will help restore the role of science at the agency and reduce the influence of industry over environmental regulations.

EPA decides to reject the latest science, endanger public health and ignore the law by keeping an outdated fine particle air pollution standard