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PublishedMay 14, 2023
PFAS exposure leaves Maine people wondering: What is it doing to us?
As more than 500 private wells exceed state standards for safe drinking water, residents who have been consuming it for years want answers about the chemicals' effects.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Q&A: How do you know if you’ve been exposed to PFAS?
Exposure to the chemicals, often through contaminated drinking water, has been connected to high cholesterol, cancer and other health problems.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
Lawmakers clash over bill to delay out-of-state trash ban
Supporters say Maine needs the trash to solve its sludge disposal crisis, but critics say the state-owned landfill should be reserved for in-state waste and accused the operator of prioritizing profits over solving the problem.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
State expands fish consumption warning for Maine waters due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention warned people last year to limit consumption of fish from several freshwater locations around the state, and announced Thursday that it has expanded the advisory to include new locations.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Businesses ask lawmakers to relax state PFAS ban
They say the new law is well-intentioned but too broad, too aggressive and too costly for them to follow. Environmental groups are calling on state legislators to defend the PFAS law as it stands.
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PublishedApril 24, 2023
State reduces scope of ‘do not eat’ advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife warned people in 2021 not to eat deer and other game found in a 125-square-mile area of central Maine, but the agency announced Monday it has reduced that area to 25 square miles, while also advising people not consume turkey harvested there.
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PublishedApril 14, 2023
Report: Broader PFAS testing needed to avoid underreporting contamination
A study organized by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council determined that the testing protocol used by federal researchers misses an array of "forever chemicals" that are contaminating drinking water.
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PublishedApril 4, 2023
Maine to receive more than $62 million for drinking water upgrades
The funding will be used to replace lead service lines and address PFAS contamination.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Maine attorney general sues companies for promoting PFAS products
Two complaints allege that 3M and DuPont knew decades ago that forever chemicals were toxic but didn't disclose that information to the public.
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