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A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is working to establish the best practices to treat patients ...
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.
Vivien Leigh and photojournalist Derek Thayer share some of the most recent research and studies to better understand PFAS chemicals and their impacts.
As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: ...