maine department of environmental protection
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
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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PublishedApril 25, 2021
Food composting program piloted in Portland
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PublishedApril 14, 2021
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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PublishedApril 13, 2021
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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PublishedJanuary 7, 2021
Maine regulators deny request to ban out-of-state waste
A group of environmentalists had petitioned the Board of Environmental Protection to put an end to the practice.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2020
Former Bath councilor turns trash into treasure during pandemic
“When I’m sewing or creating something, it feels good knowing what I’m diverting it away from the landfill,” said Mari Eosco.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2020
Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for 'forever chemicals.'
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PublishedNovember 15, 2020
State continues testing farmland in Fairfield as another resident told to stop using well water
"My right to clean water has been taken away from me and I didn’t have anything to do with it," Judy Poulin, 77, of Fairfield said. In October, Poulin was told to stop using the water from her well after it was shown to have high levels of toxic chemicals.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Mill spills over 30,000 gallons of chemicals into Penobscot River
Chemicals spilled into the river through a ruptured underground sewer line and a failed floor drain.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
Environmentalists and grassroots activists say regulations let hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from other states go into Maine's largest landfill.
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