Before loss of federal incentives, Maine regulators greenlight new hydro, solar energy projects

Amid federal efforts to scale-back clean energy incentives, utility regulators in Maine approved five new renewable energy ...

Defense Department Delays Cleanup of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Nationwide

The new timeline could slow cleanup in some communities by nearly a decade. The chemicals, widely used in the military, are ...
The Maine Monitor on MSN

A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing

For almost four decades, Hawk Ridge, the state’s largest composting facility, turned sewage sludge into compost used in Maine and beyond.
The Beaumont Enterprise

You can be exposed to PFAS through food, water, even swimming in lakes – new maps show how risk from ‘forever chemicals’ varies

(THE CONVERSATION) Since the 1940s, companies have been using PFAS – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances – to make products easier to use, from Teflon nonstick pots to waterproof rain gear, ...
Newsweek

Map Shows Thousands More Areas Where Groundwater Could Be Contaminated

Jasmine Laws is a US News Reporter at Newsweek based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on health insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid, but she also writes about U.S. politics, crime and ...
USA Today

PFAS found in these Virginia towns. See where levels are high

If you drink tap water out of a filtered pitcher, it is important to make sure you're using the right type of filter depending on your local contaminants, which in some cases, might be more serious ...