The stink is gone, but contamination questions plague Maine town
In addition to spraying wastewater onto its property, Soil Preparation Inc. spread sludge on some 200 farm fields across Maine.
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In addition to spraying wastewater onto its property, Soil Preparation Inc. spread sludge on some 200 farm fields across Maine.
New wastewater data provide the first picture of how much PFAS are being released into Maine rivers and which towns are top offenders.
"Maine is a national leader in efforts to “turn off the tap” -- but to stay in this position, it must quickly move forward to identify and restrict products with added PFAS."
A fire that started on the landfill's northeastern slope on Monday evening took nearly four hours to put out.
Five companies -- four paper mills and one food processor -- produce 92 percent of the pollutants Maine releases.