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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Sen. Collins introduces bill to ban ‘forever chemicals’ in cosmetics
The legislation would direct the Food and Drug Administration to issue a rule banning the intentional use of PFAS in cosmetics such as makeup, moisturizer and perfume.
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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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State’s probe of ‘forever chemicals’ in Fairfield water wells expands to neighboring areas
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has included areas in Benton and Unity Township as it continues to test residential wells for PFAS contamination.
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Committee recommends stricter water standards for ‘forever chemicals’
The proposal would set an interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for PFAS in drinking water, in line with several other New England states and lower than the current federal health advisory level.
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Committee votes to give DEP more power to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Maine’s 2 U.S. senators, meanwhile, are asking the Biden administration to allow states to use federal stimulus money to address PFAS contamination.
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Fairfield seeks experts to help with public drinking water expansion
The town considers expanding public drinking water to those whose wells have been contaminated with dangerous ‘forever chemicals.’
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Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The debate in Augusta over health standards for PFAS is occurring against a backdrop of a growing contamination hotspot in central 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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Maine homeowners seek more time to sue over chemical contamination
‘Everything has been taken away, and there’s nothing that we did,’ said one Fairfield homeowner whose land and water are contaminated by the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS.