But near that farm field in Centerville Township, the water table is often 100 feet or more below where septage is injected, ...

On January 23, 2025, the Department sampled the well located at the Mere Creek Golf Course, located southwest of the runway at the former Naval Air Station Brunswick. The concentration of the sum of ...

BRUNSWICK (WGME) – A well at a golf course in Brunswick is contaminated with PFAS, well over levels considered safe. Maine ...

The preliminary plan is to lease the field to grow other crops that do not absorb as much PFAS as hay does. Any revenue would ...

A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University of Maine could compromise research on biofuels, vegetables, and "forever chemicals" that have been polluting ...

While several states, including Minnesota, Rhode Island, and Maine, have moved to ban per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cookware ...

Feb 24 (Reuters) - A U.S. Department of Agriculture ... substances, or PFAS, known commonly as "forever chemicals" because they don't break down quickly. Maine has led a national effort to study ...

USDA Review of University of Maine Funding Could Hit PFAS, Biofuel Research By Leah Douglas (Reuters) - A U.S. Department of Agriculture investigation into the agency's funding for the University ...

A public hearing took place Tuesday on a bill to help Mainers exposed to forever chemicals get better access to blood testing.