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PublishedApril 14, 2025
Lawmakers consider $10M bailout for Fairfield water crisis
A bill would expand the public water system to Fairfield residents whose private wells have been contaminated by toxic forever chemicals from the state's former agricultural sludge-spreading program.
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PublishedApril 6, 2025
Seasonal allergies getting worse? Blame climate change.
As temperatures rise, plants produce more pollen over a longer period of time. But locally collected pollen counts are on the way to help Mainers with seasonal allergies navigate the worst of the sneeze season.
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PublishedMarch 5, 2025
Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
The Environment and Natural Resources Committee unanimously endorsed bills to catalog, collect and dispose of Maine's stockpike of toxic firefighting foam.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2025
With funds running out, Maine is at a PFAS crossroads
A multiagency presentation before lawmakers warns of the difficulty the state will face trying to meet the needs of residents adversely affected by the spreading of sewage sludge containing forever chemicals.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
Forever chemicals in sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
Draft findings published Tuesday echo what Maine has been saying since 2022, when it became the first state to ban the use of sludge as fertilizer because of high concentrations of harmful PFAS.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2024
Maine’s toxic firefighting foam shipped out of state to poor areas
Newly released records show more than 22,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam and rinse water recovered after the recent Brunswick spill were trucked to waste incinerators in low-income communities far from Maine's borders.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2024
Maine DEP says expansion of state’s largest landfill would benefit public
The decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, which takes in 52% of the state's waste.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2024
Our View: State environmental protection needs to become much more active
Wanton pollution of Maine’s environment has to be cracked down on more harshly. This is not and cannot be a partisan matter.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2024
Scientists express concern about scale of foam spill, the latest in a long, dirty history at former base
The high concentration and range of toxic forever chemicals in last week’s spill raises health and environmental concerns, and is putting pressure on the state to expand testing and protect public health.
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PublishedAugust 26, 2024
First tests reveal high PFAS levels in spilled foam, ponds at Brunswick Landing
Test results and cleanup and remediation updates will be shared with the public at a meeting Thursday night.
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