Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals

PFAS

Published
January 31, 2022

Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals

Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.
Published
January 31, 2022

Forever chemical risk identified throughout Maine

The Department of Environmental Protection will test for PFAS contamination at hundreds of licensed sludge and septage dispersal sites across the state, but some people aren't waiting.
Published
January 30, 2022

Fairfield eyes $40 million water expansion to help residents with contaminated wells

Project would expand the Kennebec Water District's lines across Fairfield to reach those with land tainted by 'forever chemicals.'
Published
January 26, 2022

‘Forever chemicals’ found in wells in Kittery

All the homes that tested positive for the chemicals are within 1,000 feet of the town's dumping location.
Published
January 26, 2022

Unity organic farm pulls products after tests reveal high levels of ‘forever chemicals’

Songbird Farm is the first apparent recorded case in the state of a produce farm being tainted by 'forever chemicals,' also known as PFAS.
Published
January 24, 2022

Bill looks to eliminate ‘loophole’ that allows spreading sewage sludge

Officials from the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority and the Portland Water District testified against the proposal.
Published
January 23, 2022

Lewiston, Auburn among early sites to be tested for ‘forever chemicals’

A state initiative to test for "forever chemicals" at sites where sewage sludge was spread lists Lewiston and Auburn as "Tier 1" priorities. When and where the testing will take place is difficult to pin down.
Published
December 31, 2021

Broader testing for ‘forever chemicals’ to intensify in the new year

The state's investigation into contamination caused by the chemicals has grown exponentially since tainted milk was discovered at a Fairfield dairy farm in 2020.
Published
December 29, 2021

Department of Environmental Protection investigating potential PFAS contamination in Bowdoinham

Maine DEP identified 34 communities, including Bowdoinham, as high-priority sites for PFAS chemical investigation in October.
Published
December 16, 2021

Maine CDC includes Auburn in its hunt for toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Thirty-four communities across Maine will be tested for PFAs. Testing is already taking place in Leeds.