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Maine farmers halt sales after finding ‘forever chemicals’ in soil and water
News
26 Jan 2022 | Bangor Daily News
The well water tested at 400 times the state’s recommended threshold for contamination.
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Maine ‘Forever Chemicals’ Problem Has Now Spread to Chicken Eggs
News
13 Dec 2021 | Bangor News
A second round of testing in March after the chickens had been switched over to treated, PFAS-free water, showed a significant drop in the eggs’ PFAS levels.
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He Hunted Deer to Feed His Family. Now He Feared ‘Forever Chemicals’ Have Sickened Them
News
1 Dec 2021 | Bangor Daily News
High levels of PFAS were found in Fairfield deer.
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Deer Consumption Advisory
Policy
1 Dec 2021
The State of Maine has detected high levels of PFAS in some deer harvested in the greater Fairfield area and is issuing a do not eat advisory for deer harvested in the area.
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Maine found ‘forever chemicals’ in deer, but has no idea how widespread the problem is
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24 Nov 2021 | Bangor Daily News
The discovery of “forever chemicals” in deer in central Maine and the subsequent guidance to not eat the meat raises serious questions about whether it is safe to consume venison killed in areas of the state where high levels of the chemicals have been detected or are suspected to exist.
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Maine Issues ‘Do Not Eat’ Advisory for Deer Harvested Near PFAS-Contaminated Fields in Fairfield Area
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23 Nov 2021 | The Portland Press Herald
The advisory area includes farm fields that have been contaminated by spreading municipal or industrial sludge for fertilizer that contained PFAS.
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States Eclipse Feds in Cleaning Up ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Soil
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10 Nov 2021 | Bloomberg Law
The EPA is moving forward with a roadmap for addressing PFAS.
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Maine To Investigate More Than 500 Sludge Sites For Contamination By ‘Forever Chemicals’
News
12 Oct 2021 | The Portland Press Herald
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for PFAS.
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Maine PFAS Products Bill Most Far-Reaching To Date
Policy
18 Aug 2021
Maine passed what was touted as the most aggressive PFAS bill related to products thus far in the country.
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United States: PFAS Consumer Products Regulation
News
13 Aug 2021 | Mondaq
An overview of enacted and proposed PFAS state laws and regulations.
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Farmer who lost all to PFAS inspires law to get a day in court
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28 Jul 2021 | Bloomberg Law
A new law clarifies ambiguity in Maine law that legal cases alleging damage or injury from PFAS can be filed up to six years after the harm was or could reasonably have been discovered.
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PFAS update: Current state-by-state groundwater regulations
News
21 Jul 2021 | JD Supra
States have adopted a patchwork of regulations and guidance standards which presents significant compliance challenges to impacted industries.
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[Press Release] Detection of toxic PFAS chemicals increases to 2,790 communities
News
20 Jul 2021
The latest detections are based on new testing completed in Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, South Carolina and Vermont.
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World’s first ban on products with PFAS adopted in Maine
News
19 Jul 2021 | C&EN
The US state of Maine is the first government in the world to ban the sale of products containing any chemical in a class of highly persistent synthetic compounds.
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[Blog] Groundbreaking PFAS bills in Maine
News
15 Jul 2021 | Defend Our Health
Maine is the first state to require a comprehensive inventory of PFAS use and establish a procedure to eventually eliminate all currently unavoidable uses.