One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation’s strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.
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Aquaponics is complex: ‘It’s everything, anything you can really think of’
The needs of the fish, bacteria and plants must be addressed to get and maintain conditions for success.
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Committee unanimously endorses bill requiring disclosure of ‘forever chemicals’ in products
Lawmakers in both parties embraced the bill on the same day Gov. Janet Mills proposed spending an additional $40 million to address PFAS contamination in Maine.
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Mills seeks more federal support, action on ‘forever chemicals’
In a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation, Gov. Janet Mills wrote that PFAS contamination is ‘a national problem that ultimately requires a federal response.’
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Bill is most significant legislation for Black farmers since Civil Rights Act, experts say
The Senate-passed American Rescue Plan aims to compensate Black farmers for systemic racism.
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Farmers lose hope – and money – in race to build Maine’s hemp market
Marijuana’s non-psychotropic cousin was supposed to be a cash crop for Maine farmers, but it hasn’t worked out like that for most.
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Lewiston’s New Roots farm receives $80,000 in grants
The funds will help the Somali Bantu owners of the cooperative farm purchase the 30 acres of farmland they are currently leasing.
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Chellie Pingree touted by progressives for U.S. secretary of agriculture
Maine’s 1st District U.S. House member among a few possible picks eyed by President-elect Joe Biden
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Company failed to report screws found in its pizza dough
Scarborough-based It’ll Be Pizza didn’t report the complaints it got from 3 consumers in September until after a former employee was charged in October with putting razor blades in dough balls at Hannaford stores.
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Citing drought, USDA declares most Maine farmers eligible for disaster relief
The new declaration from Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue covers 14 of the state’s 16 counties.