PFAS
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
PFAS exposure leaves Maine people wondering: What is it doing to us?
As more than 500 private wells exceed state standards for safe drinking water, residents who have been consuming it for years want answers about the chemicals' effects.
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PublishedMay 14, 2023
Q&A: How do you know if you’ve been exposed to PFAS?
Exposure to the chemicals, often through contaminated drinking water, has been connected to high cholesterol, cancer and other health problems.
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PublishedMay 11, 2023
Lawmakers move to delay start of first-in-the-nation PFAS law
A legislative committee has endorsed a bill to delay the deadline for reporting the presence of PFAS in products sold in Maine.
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PublishedMay 8, 2023
Lawmakers clash over bill to delay out-of-state trash ban
Supporters say Maine needs the trash to solve its sludge disposal crisis, but critics say the state-owned landfill should be reserved for in-state waste and accused the operator of prioritizing profits over solving the problem.
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PublishedApril 27, 2023
State expands fish consumption warning due to PFAS contamination
It is now advising that people eat no more than 1 meal a month of largemouth bass from Number One Pond in Sanford.
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PublishedApril 26, 2023
Businesses ask lawmakers to relax state PFAS ban
They say the new law is well-intentioned but too broad, too aggressive and too costly for them to follow. Environmental groups are calling on state legislators to defend the PFAS law as it stands.
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PublishedApril 24, 2023
Maine reduces do-not-eat wildlife advisory prompted by ‘forever chemicals’
People are advised not to eat deer, wild turkey and other game harvested in a 25-square-mile area of central Maine.
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PublishedApril 16, 2023
New tech could one day scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water
Commonly known as "forever chemicals" because they can persist in the environment for years, these hazardous compounds have long troubled environmentalists and regulators.
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PublishedApril 14, 2023
Report: Broader PFAS testing needed to avoid underreporting contamination
A study organized by the New York-based Natural Resources Defense Council determined that the testing protocol used by federal researchers misses an array of "forever chemicals" that are contaminating drinking water.
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PublishedApril 8, 2023
Neighborhood appeal of Bowdoin College athletic complex renovation fails
The Brunswick Zoning Board of Appeals denied a petition against a $20 million upgrade to Bowdoin's Pickard Field athletic complex.
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