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

A delegation from Massachusetts, including lawmakers from the state, took a trip north on Tuesday to meet with some of ...

Maine’s prohibition on farmers using treated sewage sludge as fertilizer on their agricultural fields could serve as a model ...

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 ...

Lawmakers from Massachusetts and Maine convened at a farm in Arundel to address the pressing issue of PFAS contamination.

PFAS are a chemically diverse family of over 10,000 synthetic fluorinated compounds, all containing at least one ...

State leaders, officials, legislators, and stakeholders from Massachusetts traveled to Maine to get answers on how the state ...

Maine legislators recently passed, with overwhelming support, a bill - modeled after one in New Hampshire - that would require insurers to consider PFAS blood testing part of preventive care.

Rep. Laurie Osher (D-Orono) also introduced a similar proposal to expand testing for PFAS substances in private drinking wells, which aren’t regulated under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act.

Members of Maine’s congressional delegation are pushing to remove trade barriers to selling outdoor apparel that does not contain PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals.” Rep. Chellie ...