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The EPA has not yet taken action to prevent contamination from PFAS-laden sludge, and for states like Maine and Connecticut that have banned this practice, local action is only a partial fix.
To learn more about per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in and from firefighting, Maine Morning Star and the nonprofit Pulitzer Center collaborated with researchers at the Rutgers School of ...
Oct. 6—Maine Farmland Trust has purchased a highly contaminated organic vegetable farm in Unity with plans to turn the 45-acre property into an outdoor lab for researchers studying the impact of ...
The Maine Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has issued "Advisories on Eating Freshwater Fish Due to PFAS Contamination" following the incident. [ 9 ] After the spill, it was reported that MRRA had been previously warned of the "tremendous" potential for an accidental discharge at Hangar 4 due to deficiencies in the fire suppression systems. [ 10 ]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Maine designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law. The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
PFAS have been a subject of multiple lawsuits worldwide. [245] [246] [247] In the United States, settlements stemming from PFAS pollution claims have reached $18 billion by 2024. [248] In 2023, Sweden's Supreme Court set a legal precedent by awarding damages to citizens who were supplied PFAS contaminated drinking water. [249]
Maine is one state that has created such a ban. The EPA said the findings of the report underscore the need to remove PFAS at the source, before the toxic chemicals would end up in the sewage sludge.
Attorneys general urged a federal court Wednesday to reject proposed $10.3 billion agreement.