Fairfield resident Nathan Saunders filed a class-action suit Friday, saying the Sappi mill is the source of high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ in a growing number of Fairfield area wells.
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Fairfield man files class-action lawsuit against Sappi paper mill over ‘forever chemicals’
The lawsuit alleges Sappi’s Somerset Mill in Skowhegan is the source of the PFAS found in Somerset County water wells and at other sites.
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Health groups, affected families urge lawmakers to toughen Maine standards on ‘forever chemicals’
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on the first of multiple bills this session taking aim at the class of chemicals known as PFAS, which are the focus of growing health concerns nationwide.
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Public health group, Maine lawmakers call for sweeping response to ‘forever chemicals’
Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating “forever chemicals” in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.
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Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach
Patrick MacRoy, deputy director for Defend Our Health, joins other health advocates in calling upon the state to implement stricter and more thorough guidelines when it comes to testing water, food products and sludge for forever chemicals.
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Renowned environmental activist Erin Brockovich helps mobilize action on Fairfield water contamination
Brockovich, who was contacted by a resident concerned that the “forever chemicals” poisoning of local water wells wasn’t being investigated enough, says “these numbers in Maine are some of the highest we’ve ever seen.”
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Number of wells in Fairfield contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 29
“I feel like our right to clean water has been ripped away from us,” said Ashley Gooldrup, a homeowner on the Howe Road in Fairfield whose well has been contaminated with forever chemicals.
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Year in review: ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate Fairfield wells
Residents impacted by the contamination of water and farmland in Fairfield are looking to file a class-action lawsuit in 2021 while the town plans to continue providing bottled water.
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Fairfield woman recalls past chemical contamination as state continues ‘forever chemical’ testing of wells
“I have a lot of information but what good is it if nobody wants to listen?” Stana McLeod said about the ongoing investigation into farmland and wells contaminated with “forever chemicals.”
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Number of wells in Fairfield tainted with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 18; DEP expands testing
The Department of Environmental Protection is now retesting water supplies in Fairfield for other chemicals in order to design carbon filter systems for the wells that have been contaminated.