In January 2025, Maine lawmakers became the first to introduce a bill restricting PFAS levels in food. The proposed bill, SB130, entitled An Act to Establish the PFAS Response Program and to Modify ...

A new study led by the Maine Center for Disease Control sheds some light on how harmful PFAS chemicals move from the soil into crops used as livestock feed. Researchers hope it will help farmers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 22—Over the last decade, Maine has spent more than $100 million as it became a national leader in the fight against harmful ...

Sue Hunter, owner of Hunter Farm in Unity, stands by her land that is being used in an experiment to study how biochar may help reduce the uptake of PFAS by crops. The farm is contaminated by the ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine State Chamber held a forum Wednesday at The Governor Hill Mansion to hear how the state’s “PFAS in products” law affects businesses and consumers across industries. PFAS ...

For the first time, Maine has bought a farm with PFAS contamination. The state has closed on a property in Palermo and is working on two more sales. The concept of buying PFAS-contaminated land has ...

As many readers will know, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, more commonly known as PFAS, have been a growing environmental concern in Maine. As defined by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ...

Village of Maine, Wis. (WSAW) - Village of Maine residents are sharing concerns about PFAS, or forever chemicals, found in private wells and the water supply. The village held a town hall meeting to ...

Over 1,600 gallons of firefighting foam containing hazardous PFAS "forever chemicals" spilled in Brunswick, Maine early Monday morning after a fire suppression system malfunctioned at the former ...

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer.