The preliminary plan is to lease the field to grow other crops that do not absorb as much PFAS as hay does. Any revenue would ...

The state tapped its PFAS relief fund to spend $333,000 to buy a Palermo hay field where sewage sludge was once spread as ...

Three bills introduced to Maine's legislative session would chart a path toward removing thousands of gallons of PFAs foam from the state.

Waders, which are waterproof boots or overalls, are designed to keep water out, but they could be letting toxins in. In Maine, many of these products are now flagged for containing PFAS and that’s ...

In many ways, Maine and Minnesota had the first words on the regulation of PFAS in the U.S. Their broad definitions of the chemicals set the stage ...

Learn more. Over the past several years, Maine has taken numerous steps in addressing the growing concern of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination. With the implementation of ...

While several states, including Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Maine, have moved to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cookware ...

There are several bills targeting toxic firefighting foam in Maine after a massive spill in Brunswick over the summer.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will reinstate funding to the University of Maine in a reversal of its move to pause the ...

Maine has led a national effort to study the human and animal health effects of PFAS contamination on farms. The research conducted at the university is typical of land-grant universities ...

State lawmakers are proposing new limits on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in tap water as questions emerge about the ...

Watermen are asking state agencies to pause the practice of using sewage sludge as fertilizer. They worry that toxic “forever chemicals” may accumulate in oysters, crabs, clams and fish.