The next phase of the state’s PFAS ban includes a wider range of store-bought products as lawmakers aim to protect public ...

Under the updated law, many common household items like cookware, cosmetics and children's toys must be free of harmful ...

From makeup to frying pans, Maine’s ban on so-called “forever chemicals” expands to multiple consumer products on January 1.

Jan. 12—As winters grow warmer, ski resorts are increasingly relying on machine-made snow to keep their trails open and powder-loving customers happy. But what happens when the water used to make the ...

Apr. 19—Up until early this year, many Mainers had likely never heard of PFAS. But when detection of the chemicals on a central Maine farm prompted the owners to cease operations, suddenly PFAS — ...

Tests found PFAS levels above Maine’s legal limit, leaving residents of Friendly Village buying bottled water while a fix ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine State Chamber held a forum Wednesday at The Governor Hill Mansion to hear how the state’s “PFAS in products” law affects businesses and consumers across industries. PFAS ...

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Maine environmental regulators are moving forward with plans to ban the sale of food packaging made with PFAS, joining a small but growing number of states targeting a potential exposure pathway to ...

The state should provide businesses with a realistic timeline and framework to help remediate contaminated sites. Maine businesses are feeling discouraged by the slow pace of progress on our state’s ...

A ban on these chemicals by 2030 simply makes fewer products available at far more cost for every Maine household. Whenever elected officials sound a public health alert, the public reasonably ...