Despite a legal setback, farming advocates in Maine said they will continue to seek justice for those affected by PFAS, or ...

Maine’s PFAS Fund is offering $3.5 million in grants for agricultural research, with applications due in February 2026.

BRUNSWICK, Maine — A fire suppression system at Hangar 4 of the Brunswick Executive Airport discharged firefighting foam ...

Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the ...

The ruling comes amid ongoing questions about how to handle contamination from upstream sources.

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 federal judge in Washington, D.C., dismissed a lawsuit on September 29, 2025, that sought to compel the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS ...

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

Harmful and persistent forever chemicals that accumulate in some water bodies can be sprayed onto slopes by machine, but the extent of the risk is unknown. As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are ...

Maine recently published proposed rules (PDF link) aimed at implementation of its existing statute (which we’ve discussed here, here and here) limiting the sale and distribution within the state of ...

Wildlife officials in Maine have issued a "do not eat wildlife consumption advisory" in several communities in the central part of the state over the possibility of harmful chemicals in animal meat.

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