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Maine begins covering cost of PFAS blood testing
News
18 Oct 2025 | News Center Maine
The state-funded initiative aims to help residents in contaminated areas afford critical blood tests for toxic PFAS exposure.
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[Press Release] Ranking Member Pingree: Trump’s EPA is Failing to Protect Americans from ‘Forever Chemical’ Contamination
Policy
16 Oct 2025
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the EPA after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed PFAS risk assessment.
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Long-awaited report reveals electrical fault likely caused Brunswick PFAS spill
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6 Oct 2025 | Central Maine
A fault in an electric module likely caused Maine’s largest reported spill of toxic firefighting foam, a new report on the spill’s root cause has concluded.
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Maine PFAS Fund opens second round of agricultural research grants
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1 Oct 2025 | NEWS CENTER Maine
The funding is the second round from the state’s PFAS Fund, created to help farmers manage contamination. The program supports research aimed at helping farmers maintain operations and protect food safety despite PFAS exposure.
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EPA issues enforcement order for Maine corporation related to release of PFAS at Brunswick Landing
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11 Sep 2025 | WMTV
The U.S. EPA announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement with the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority that addresses last year's accidental release of "forever chemicals" in Brunswick.
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A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing
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8 Sep 2025 | Bangor Daily News
Casella Waste Systems is closing its Hawk Ridge Compost Facility in Unity Township after Maine regulators discovered high levels of forever chemicals on the site and indications that the contamination may have spread to the land around it.
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Massachusetts and Maine lawmakers unite to tackle PFAS contamination
Policy
12 Aug 2025
Lawmakers from Massachusetts and Maine convened at a farm in Arundel, Maine to address the pressing issue of PFAS contamination.
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Getting PFAS out of biosolids isn’t easy. Some companies are trying
News
22 Jul 2025 | C&EN
State regulations and litigation drive market for PFAS-destruction technologies targeting sewage sludge.
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Maine regulators seek bids for renewable energy on PFAS-contaminated land
Policy
17 Jul 2025
The Maine Public Utilities Commission said it would only select projects that would lower the cost of electrical generation and distribution for the state's ratepayers.
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Maine adopts more stringent standard for PFAS in drinking water
Policy
15 Jul 2025
Rep. Dan Shagoury, D-Hallowell, sponsored legislation to require Maine to match the federal standard of four parts per trillion of PFAS in drinking water. As it is now, state law allows up to 20 parts per trillion.
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High levels of PFAS found in Great Bay foam prompts advisory to avoid contact
News
1 Jul 2025 | News Center Maine
Results from samples taken from Great Bay showed PFAS levels in the foam were up to 70 times higher than those in the water just beneath it.
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More Maine water bodies have PFAS-contaminated fish, CDC warns
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27 Jun 2025 | Bangir Daily News
The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention added six entries to a growing list of Maine water bodies where fishing is not recommended because of high levels of toxic “forever chemicals.”
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EPA restores $1.4M UMaine PFAS grant
Policy
12 Jun 2025
Almost a month after it was canceled, more than $1 million in EPA funding for the University of Maine is back.
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Maine House passes bill to require landlords to test for PFAS
Policy
28 May 2025
The Maine House has given initial approval to two bills that expand testing for the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS.
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Maine's PFAS regulation hit as Trump cuts federal funding
Policy
24 May 2025
The Trump administration is canceling $15 million in grants for research into forever chemicals.