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As Maine continues working to uncover PFAS contamination and treat drinking water, a United Nations expert says contamination in North Carolina may be considered a human rights violation.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday new limits for six "forever chemicals" in drinking water. The new standards are more strict than Maine's current limit of 20 parts per trillion, and the new standards could affect water supplies across Maine.
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Under the proposal, manufacturers would have two additional years to remove the "forever chemicals" from many products. But makers of cosmetics, cleaning products and other consumer goods would face an earlier deadline.
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More than 100 samples at 18 sites were collected by Friends of Casco Bay and studied by Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in 2023.
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The Maine State Chamber of Commerce says that while it supports efforts to remove PFAS from products, a January deadline for manufactures to report which products contain PFAS is "unworkable."
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In the quest for climate solutions, Maine entrepreneurs are banking on biochar, a charcoal-like substance. They say it can bind up carbon for decades, and improve agricultural soils at the same time.
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"Forever chemicals" are in everything from swimsuits and school supplies to nonstick cookware, pet food packaging and batteries, according to an initial analysis of reports from 41 companies that sell products in Maine.
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The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has found high levels of PFAS, also known as 'forever chemicals,' in roughly a third of drinking water well samples tested in the town of Unity.
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Responding to a growing number of contamination hotspots around the state, Maine lawmakers have moved to regulate PFAS in sludge, in water — and in products. But many manufacturers said they likely won't be able to meet the new Jan. 2025 deadline to report which of their products contain PFAS.
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A nonprofit group has purchased a central Maine farm that is heavily contaminated with PFAS and is opening it up to researchers with the goal of shedding light on ways to handle "forever chemicals" on farms.