On August 21, 2025, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection held its public hearing on its first wave of currently ...

In 2022, Maine became the first state to ban spreading sewage sludge on farms and the sale of compost that contains sludge.

Lawmakers from Maine and Massachusetts also said New England should take a regional approach to PFAS, especially amid ...

A group of Massachusetts lawmakers, officials and advocates are visiting Maine on Tuesday to learn more about how to prevent ...

A malfunction released 50,000 gallons of PFAS foam, leading to cleanup efforts and new laws to prevent similar incidents.

Maine’s prohibition on farmers using treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on their agricultural fields could serve as a model for how Massachusetts can begin controlling impacts from so-called forever ...

A malfunction released 50,000 gallons of PFAS foam, leading to cleanup efforts and new laws to prevent similar incidents.

State and local officials have worked to address the spill of toxic firefighting foam at the former naval air station, but ...

Farmers across Washington already spread thousands of tons of fertilizer from human waste on their crops each year, but there ...

We’ve already learned about some of the deleterious effects of PFAS, forever chemicals found in countless products and ...

Makers of products like nonstick cookware cite health, safety and functioning of society as reasons they should be able to continue selling products made with forever chemicals.