AUGUSTA, Maine — Lawmakers in Augusta are considering a bill to establish limits for PFAS chemicals in produce grown by Maine ...

PFAS could be the rare environmental issue that gets addressed this term.

"It can run into the groundwater, go back into people." Researchers ignored after making 'startling discovery' about widely ...

Zion Decoteau ...

Even if our state did work to protect our farmland, as in Maine and Vermont, we New Yorkers are still drinking milk from other states and eating produce from other states. Cows that graze on land ...

Vermont and at least 31 other states will consider more than 340 policies addressing toxic chemicals and plastics, with policies that both prevent and manage harm to public health.

Your plants might love fertilizers containing nutrient-rich sewage sludge, but treating your garden or lawn with these products could be exposing you to “forever chemicals.” Some commercially ...

Gov. Evers declared 2025 the Year of the Kid in Wisconsin as part of his 2025 State of the State address and announced ...

Governor Tony Evers was at Maine Elementary School near Wausau this afternoon as part of a three-stop tour around the state ...

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 Pingree, D-1st ...

Tony Evers' budget proposal will also include millions of dollars to address contamination and supply bottled water.

Because of a loophole in trade laws, water-resistant clothing made with PFAS qualifies for a 7% tariff, while non-PFAS alternatives are subject to a 27% tariff. The bill, if approved, would align the ...