With all samples now processed, researchers are turning to the next phase of work: determining what PFAS may be doing to ...

As federal funds lapse and state grants expire, dozens of Maine schools, mobile home parks and homeowners could be left to ...

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer.

Even after a state ban on products with intentionally added PFAS went into effect on January 1, some of those products are still being sold in Maine. The law aims to remove toxic chemicals from ...

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Katie Richards co-founded PFAS Laboratories with her husband Chris after they identified a gap in Maine’s ability to respond to PFAS contamination. FILE PHOTO / TIM GREENWAY Maine Laboratories, a ...

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AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Members of the public had the opportunity on Monday in Augusta to speak on a bill concerning PFAS which some call ‘forever chemicals.’ The bill would match Maine’s definition ...

Once PFAS is found in the body doctors can begin patients on preventative treatment plans.

Expanded curbs on the use of “forever chemicals” in Maine could saddle manufacturers with higher costs and compliance burdens, according to the head of a statewide trade organization. Maine’s ...