Maine was among the first states to begin extensive water and soil testing and to try to limit further public exposure to ...

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

Under the new guidance, Maine's PFAS problem would challenge public water districts that serve hundreds of thousands of customers, not just rural residents and farmers who rely on well water.

When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS taint their home’s well water, they wondered how their health might suffer.

In August, the Department of Defense urged federal policymakers to “consider and balance the range of environmental and health risks associated with different individual PFAS, their essentiality ...

Since we still don’t know the extent to which Maine’s farmland and groundwater have already been contaminated, and we are still learning the health risks posed by even low-level exposure to ...

Residents of the Bucksport area gathered Tuesday for a community meeting aimed at informing them about the health risks associated with PFAS, commonly known as "forever chemicals." These chemicals ...

Feb. 1—The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has a tough road ahead in identifying land and groundwater contaminated with PFAS also known as "forever chemicals." Unhealthy levels have ...

Maine’s limit for six kinds of PFAS was 20 parts per trillion; state toxicologists found so much in the Saunderses’ well water that when Nathan worked out the average of all the tests taken in ...

While their health risks are concerning — and scientists still have a lot to learn about them — it can be helpful to think of PFAS in the context of some other common toxins, says Ducatman.