When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS tainted ...

The Commission is soliciting clean energy projects located on PFAS-contaminated farmland, with proposals due next Friday, ...

Tools to address PFAS pollution are limited. Here's what researchers are learning about how these chemicals travel through the environment — and what farmers and landowners can do about it.

University of Maine researchers are creating a low-cost PFAS testing tool for farmers that delivers faster results via ...

University of Maine researchers were awarded $2.25 million in funding from the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, ...

Jan. 15—With their multiyear investigation not yet halfway complete, Maine state inspectors have identified more than 100 Maine farms and 500 residential properties contaminated by the harmful ...

Health Maine asks hunters to avoid eating deer, turkey in some areas because of PFAS contamination The presence of the “forever chemicals” in wildlife and fish has been increasing as a focus ...

The purchase marks a significant milestone in the effort to clean up the Brunswick Executive Airport after a major spill of ...

Maine banned sludge spreading in 2021, becoming effective in 2022. What are forever chemicals, and why is consuming them bad for you? Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are ...

How concerned should we be about PFAS in our drinking water? Professor Rainer Lohmann answers this question and more.

Ultimately, this RFP marks a pivotal effort to combat PFAS contamination in Maine’s private drinking water. However, the initiative may present financial challenges, ...