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DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sweden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sweden</span></a> - Removal of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> from water by <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AquaticPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AquaticPlants</span></a></p><p>Maria Greger, Tommy Landberg<br>February, 2024</p><p>Highlights</p><p> • High total biomass is important plant trait for high PFAS accumulation from water.<br> • Higher PFAS accumulation in shoot than roots with time.<br> • Degradation of PFAS with root peroxidases and laccases.</p><p>Abstract:</p><p>"We have found that aquatic plants can reduce the content of perfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) within a short period of time. The aim of this study was to determine the variation in the uptake of PFAS from contaminated water by various <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetland</span></a> plant species, investigate the effect of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biomass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biomass</span></a> on PFAS removal, and determine whether laccases and peroxidases are involved in the removal and degradation of PFAS. Seventeen emergent and one submerged wetland plant species were screened for PFAS uptake from highly contaminated lake water. The screening showed that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EriophorumAngustifolium" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EriophorumAngustifolium</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CarexRostrata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarexRostrata</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElodeaCanadensis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElodeaCanadensis</span></a> accumulated the highest levels of all PFAS. These species were thereafter used to investigate the effect of biomass on PFAS removal from water and for the enzyme studies. The results showed that the greater the biomass per volume, the greater the PFAS removal effect. The plant-based removal of PFAS from water is mainly due to plant absorption, although degradation also occurs. In the beginning, most of the PFAS accumulated in the roots; over time, more was translocated to the shoots, resulting in a higher concentration in the shoots than in the roots. Most PFAS degradation occurred in the water; the metabolites were thereafter taken up by the plants and were accumulated in the roots and shoots. Both peroxidases and laccases were able to degrade PFAS. We conclude that wetland plants can be used for the purification of PFAS-contaminated water. For effective purification, a high biomass per volume of water is required." </p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S030147972302683X" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sciencedirect.com/science/arti</span><span class="invisible">cle/pii/S030147972302683X</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAScontamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAScontamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Remediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Remediation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASRemoval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASRemoval</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASRemediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASRemediation</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a>: Research shows <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativePlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativePlants</span></a> can detox <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>-contaminated <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a></p><p>New research from Australia's national science agency <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CSIRO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CSIRO</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfSouthAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfSouthAustralia</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UniversityOfWesternAustralia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UniversityOfWesternAustralia</span></a> has found that PFAS chemicals can be removed from contaminated water using Australian plants grown in a floating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetland</span></a>.</p><p>May 4, 2022</p><p>"They’re the non-stick on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> cookware, the stain resistance in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotchgard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotchgard</span></a>, and the suppression factor in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a>, but while the staying power of PFAS chemicals was once revered, it’s now infamous as PFAS substances continue to infiltrate the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and affect human health.</p><p>"Now, new research from the University of South Australia is helping to remediate the ‘indestructible’ PFASs as scientists show that Australian native plants can significantly remediate PFAS pollutants through floating wetlands to create healthier environments for all.</p><p>"Conducted in partnership with CSIRO and the University of Western Australia, the research found that PFAS chemicals (per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances) can be removed from contaminated water via Australian <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NativeRushes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NativeRushes</span></a> - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PhragmitesAustralis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PhragmitesAustralis</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BaumeaArticulata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BaumeaArticulata</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuncusKraussii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuncusKraussii</span></a>.</p><p>"Phragmites australis, otherwise known as the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CommonReed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommonReed</span></a>, removed legacy PFAS contaminants by 42-53 per cent from contaminated surface water (level: 10 µg/L).</p><p>"According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, exposure to PFAS may lead to a range of health issues including a decline in fertility, developmental delays in children, increased risk of some cancers, a reduced immune system, higher cholesterol, and risk of obesity.</p><p>"UniSA and CSIRO researcher Dr John Awad says that this research could alleviate many of these environmental and health risks by providing a clean, green, and cost-effective method to remove PFAS from the environment.</p><p>" 'PFASs are often referred to as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down, instead accumulating in the environment and in our bodies where they can cause adverse health effects,' Dr Awad says.</p><p>" 'In Australia, PFAS concerns often relate to the use of firefighting foam – especially legacy firefighting foam – which accumulates in the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SurfaceWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SurfaceWater</span></a> of our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterways</span></a>.</p><p>" 'Our research tested the effectiveness of Australian rushes to remove <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASChemicals</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/stormwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>stormwater</span></a>, finding that Phragmites australis was the most effective at absorbing chemicals through its roots and shoots.'</p><p>"The study used constructed floating wetlands as a mechanism for plants to grow <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hydroponically" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hydroponically</span></a>. Dr Awad says floating wetlands present a novel and flexible way for natural <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/remediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>remediation</span></a> systems.</p><p>" 'Constructed floating wetlands can be readily installed into existing urban environments, such as holding reservoirs and retention basins, making them highly manoeuvrable and adaptable to local waterways,' Dr Awad says.</p><p>" 'Plus, as this innovative water treatment system does not require pumping or the ongoing addition of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/chemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemicals</span></a>, it is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CostEffective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CostEffective</span></a> remediation system for PFAS removal.</p><p>" 'Add native plants to the mix and we have delivered a truly clean, green and environmentally-friendly method for removing toxic PFAS chemicals from contaminated water.' "</p><p>Notes to editors:</p><p>- So far, the floating wetlands system has only been examined under control laboratory conditions for PFAS remediation and the research team is looking forward to testing it in the real world, under natural conditions.<br> - This research is being carried out at the UniSA Mawson Lakes campus. PFAS has not been detected in or around Mawson lakes."</p><p><a href="https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2022/May/Hydroponic-native-plants-to-detox-PFAS-contaminated-water" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">csiro.au/en/news/All/News/2022</span><span class="invisible">/May/Hydroponic-native-plants-to-detox-PFAS-contaminated-water</span></a></p><p>Original press release:<br><a href="https://www.unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Releases/2022/hydroponic-native-plants-to-detox-pfas-contaminated-water/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">unisa.edu.au/media-centre/Rele</span><span class="invisible">ases/2022/hydroponic-native-plants-to-detox-pfas-contaminated-water/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAScontamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAScontamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Remediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Remediation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionSolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionSolutions</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Remediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Remediation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASRemoval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASRemoval</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASRemediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASRemediation</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCDC</span></a> recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> contamination </p><p>Maine Public | By Nora Saks<br>Published June 30, 2025 at 5:27 PM EDT </p><p>"The Maine Center for Disease Control is recommending that people limit consuming fish from four new bodies of water due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a>.</p><p>"The new advisories apply to game fish caught in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LovejoyPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LovejoyPond</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlbionME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbionME</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SebasticookRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SebasticookRiver</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BurnhamME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BurnhamME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BentonCollyerBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BentonCollyerBrook</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GrayME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GrayME</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginLake</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LeedsME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeedsME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WayneME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WayneME</span></a>.</p><p>"The Maine CDC issued the new guidelines after elevated levels of PFAS, the group of man-made <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>, were detected in fish tissue sampled by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection last year.</p><p>"In the recommendations updated last week, the Maine CDC also expanded its advisories on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AnnabessacookLake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnnabessacookLake</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonmouthME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonmouthME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WinthropME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WinthropME</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MessalonskeeStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MessalonskeeStream</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OaklandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OaklandME</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleME</span></a>.</p><p>"These additions bring the total number of rivers, lakes and streams that have game fish contaminated with unsafe levels of PFAS to 25.</p><p>"For more details on the consumption limits on numbers and species of freshwater fish in each waterbody, check out the Maine CDC website."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/health/2025-06-30/maine-cdc-recommends-limiting-fish-consumption-on-four-new-bodies-of-water" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/health/2025-06</span><span class="invisible">-30/maine-cdc-recommends-limiting-fish-consumption-on-four-new-bodies-of-water</span></a></p><p>Maine CDC website:<br><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environmental-health/eohp/fish/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maine.gov/dhhs/mecdc/environme</span><span class="invisible">ntal-health/eohp/fish/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPACuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPACuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamnation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamnation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3MLied" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3MLied</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotchgard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotchgard</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Scotchban" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotchban</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BASF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BASF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Teflon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Teflon</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenXChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenXChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFNA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFNA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFHxS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFHxS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Lubricants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lubricants</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cosmetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cosmetics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFB</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FireFightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FireFightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DowChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DowChemical</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, a few months back, someone posted about using <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biochar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biochar</span></a> as an ingredient in seed starter. It seems biochar has a lot of potential good uses -- including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> remediation!</p><p>"This project aims to investigate whether biochar can be used as a soil amendment to immobilize PFAS in the soil and reduce its bioaccumulation in the edible parts of vegetable crops, such as lettuce and tomatoes. The study will address several key questions: the optimal application rate of biochar in the soil, the frequency with which additional biochar should be applied after the initial amendment, and low-cost modification techniques to enhance biochar's ability to adsorb short-chain PFAS from the soil. This research will involve both laboratory and field studies. The findings will contribute to developing practical guidelines for farmers on the use of biochar in PFAS-affected soils."</p><p><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dacf/ag/pfas/pfas-fund-research.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maine.gov/dacf/ag/pfas/pfas-fu</span><span class="invisible">nd-research.shtml</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilRemediation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilRemediation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SoilHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SoilHealth</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a></p>
Barbara Monaco<p>There is no national law regarding the use of bio solids as fertilizer. In many states, this treated sewage, which contains harmful PFAS, or "forever chemicals", is being applied indiscriminately to crop land. <br>It releases toxic substances into air and water, contaminating wells and adjacent land.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/pfaspollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfaspollution</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/biosolids-pfas-north-carolina-land/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecooldown.com/green-business</span><span class="invisible">/biosolids-pfas-north-carolina-land/</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Just proving that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>'s administration is TOXIC!</p><p>Trump <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a> withdrawal of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> effluent limits is setback for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicHealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicHealth</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EWG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EWG</span></a> warns</p><p>WASHINGTON – "On Tuesday, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency withdrew a pending Biden administration plan that would have protected public health from the chemical manufacturing sector by setting discharge limits on the toxic '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>' known as PFAS.</p><p>"The Trump administration pulled the proposal from White House review – the last step before the agency could release the plan publicly and seek comment on it. The decision is a significant setback for efforts to address the growing public health crisis caused by industrial PFAS pollution of the water supply. </p><p>"Coupled with President Donald Trump’s executive order placing a freeze on any new federal regulations, the withdrawal prompts significant concerns from environmental and public health advocates about the future of PFAS regulation and whether tackling the PFAS contamination crisis will be an administration priority.</p><p>The following is a statement from Melanie Benesh, vice president for government affairs at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalWorkingGroup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalWorkingGroup</span></a>:</p><p>"Yesterday’s action by the Trump administration to withdraw the long-awaited proposal on PFAS effluent limits is a devastating setback in the fight to protect our communities from toxic 'forever chemicals.'</p><p>"This move not only delays establishing critical federal standards but also sends a dangerous message giving polluters a green light to continue poisoning our water and communities without fear of consequence. </p><p>"It’s an unconscionable betrayal of the public’s health in favor of corporate interests, and it underscores this administration’s troubling shift in policy which threatens to roll back any progress to protect our <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> and hold <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polluters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polluters</span></a> accountable.</p><p>"PFAS contamination is already a public health crisis. The science is clear: PFAS are toxic at even the smallest levels, and they have been linked to serious health problems, including cancer, immune suppression and developmental harm. Communities across the country, especially those near PFAS-manufacturing facilities, have lived with the devastating consequences of this pollution for decades.</p><p>"State regulators have waited for the federal government to lead on this issue so they can incorporate effective monitoring and treatment requirements into their discharge permits. Without federal limits, those efforts remain stalled.</p><p>"The Trump administration’s refusal to act now puts even more lives at risk, leaving American communities to fend for themselves as polluters continue their unchecked discharges of toxic PFAS into our water."</p><p><a href="https://www.ewg.org/news-insights/statement/2025/01/trump-epa-withdrawal-pfas-effluent-limits-setback-public-health-ewg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ewg.org/news-insights/statemen</span><span class="invisible">t/2025/01/trump-epa-withdrawal-pfas-effluent-limits-setback-public-health-ewg</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/3M" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3M</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporateInterests" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateInterests</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TrumptyDumpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumptyDumpty</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WhenIdiotsRule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhenIdiotsRule</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Meanwhile across the pond... </p><p>'Forever chemicals' used on Jersey's potato crops</p><p>Alex Green - BBC News<br>February 4, 2025 </p><p>"So-called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> are present in at least four <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AgriculturalSprays" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgriculturalSprays</span></a> used in Jersey, including one used on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PotatoCrops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PotatoCrops</span></a>, the island's environment minister has said.</p><p>"In the States Assembly, Deputy Steve Luce was quizzed on what actions, if any, were being implemented to reduce contamination by sprays containing PFAS in the island's water and environment.</p><p>"The minister was also asked to provide a timeline for 'achieving measurable progress' in addressing the issue.</p><p>"Luce said his initial discussions with the industry were focused on finding an alternative and stopping the use of such sprays 'as soon as possible'.<br>Health issues</p><p>"PFAS, used in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a>, leaked into the area by the airport's fire training ground in the early 1990s.</p><p>"The chemicals, branded forever chemicals because they take a long time to break down, are found in a small quantity in most people's blood, and research is ongoing to determine if higher levels can lead to various health problems.</p><p>"After the foam was confirmed to be in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DrinkingWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DrinkingWater</span></a> in 1993, the island's government and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/airport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>airport</span></a>, which it owns, stopped the use of the foam and offered to install new bore holes for affected residents.</p><p>"People living in the area believe the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ContaminatedWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ContaminatedWater</span></a> damaged crops and caused a litany of ongoing serious health issues.</p><p>"The PFAS Scientific Advisory Panel, which makes recommendations, was set up by Public Health in May 2023.</p><p>"Members met islanders who participated in the blood-testing programme and, in a draft report, recommended therapeutic phlebotomy for those affected.</p><p>"Therapeutic phlebotomy is a procedure that involves removing some blood from the body to lower the concentration of PFAS.</p><p>"In September 2024, the advisory panel published a report outlining the impact PFAS exposure had on health.</p><p>"The panel found exposure to certain PFAS was associated with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElevatedCholesterol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElevatedCholesterol</span></a> levels, and said there was evidence suggesting a probable increase in kidney and testicular <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancers</span></a> among those exposed to certain PFAS materials."</p><p><a href="https://www.aol.com/news/forever-chemicals-used-jerseys-potato-133931699.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABZmop0KSdL-pfyGNQQ6YFa_ZWa2A-I-IYn3iMdgNSqu8r3sx1KzjXe8z0xq6QlI6Ui8Tq3dKAIaPaOAbSwwC8hRdn7DYbc0Vij779pzAbzBL1JjbuMxIVifSgsCrBu06PFMbMHMiSzejtMNbpFXLIl_9TZMHjvEMPbmRriZkU1r" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">aol.com/news/forever-chemicals</span><span class="invisible">-used-jerseys-potato-133931699.html?guccounter=1&amp;guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&amp;guce_referrer_sig=AQAAABZmop0KSdL-pfyGNQQ6YFa_ZWa2A-I-IYn3iMdgNSqu8r3sx1KzjXe8z0xq6QlI6Ui8Tq3dKAIaPaOAbSwwC8hRdn7DYbc0Vij779pzAbzBL1JjbuMxIVifSgsCrBu06PFMbMHMiSzejtMNbpFXLIl_9TZMHjvEMPbmRriZkU1r</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChannelIslands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChannelIslands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JerseyUK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JerseyUK</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BalliwickOfJersey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BalliwickOfJersey</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Farming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Farming</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Potatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Potatoes</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Notorious US <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalPlant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalPlant</span></a> polluting water with toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>, lawsuit claims </p><p>Complaint says <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Chemours" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Chemours</span></a> factory dramatized in Hollywood movie <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DarkWaters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DarkWaters</span></a> continues to pollute <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginia</span></a> river </p><p>by Tom Perkins, January 27, 2025</p><p>"The chemical giant Chemours’s notorious West Virginia PFAS plant is regularly polluting nearby water with high levels of toxic 'forever chemicals', a new lawsuit alleges.</p><p>"It represents the latest salvo in a decades-old fight over pollution from the plant, called Washington Works, which continues despite public health advocates winning significant legal battles.</p><p>The new federal complaint claims <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WashingtonWorks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonWorks</span></a> has been spitting out levels of PFAS waste significantly higher than what a discharge permit has allowed since 2023, which is contaminating the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OhioRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OhioRiver</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ParkersburgWestVirginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ParkersburgWestVirginia</span></a>, a town of about 50,000 people in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Appalachia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Appalachia</span></a>.</p><p>"The factory was the focal point of a Hollywood movie, Dark Waters. It dramatized the story of how the pollution widely sickened Parkersburg residents, and the David v Goliath legal saga in which a group of residents and attorneys took on Chemours, then part of DuPont.<br>The findings ‘highlight the importance of careful scrutiny of novel chemicals’, said Irene Jacz, a study co-author and Iowa State economist.</p><p>"An epidemiological study stemming from the case blew the lid off of the health risks of PFAS, and ultimately cost <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DuPont" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DuPont</span></a> about $700m.</p><p>"Though the landmark case still reverberates across the regulatory landscape, the suit started almost 25 years ago, concluded in 2016, and Chemours’s pollution continues. The new lawsuit is part of other legal actions related to the facility that have filled the gap left by weak regulatory action, local advocates say. The never-ending struggle 'wears you out', added Joe Kiger, a Parkersburg resident who was one of the original litigants in 2001.</p><p>"'We have put up with this for 24 years, and [Chemours] is still polluting, they’re still putting this stuff in the water,' Kiger said.</p><p>"The new lawsuit, filed by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestVirginiaRiversCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestVirginiaRiversCoalition</span></a>, alleges 'numerous violations' since the level of PFAS the company is permitted to discharge per a consent order was lowered in early 2023. Among the contaminants are <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a>, a PFAS chemical to which virtually no level of exposure in drinking water is safe, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtectionAgency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalProtectionAgency</span></a> (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>) has found. It also includes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GenX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GenX</span></a>, a compound for which the EPA has similarly found very low exposure levels can cause health problems.</p><p>"The EPA ordered Chemours to take corrective action, but the company has done nothing in response, and the agency has not taken further action, the suit states. The complaint does not mention drinking water, which is largely filtered. But the suit alleges the ongoing pollution prevents residents from using the river for recreation.</p><p>"In a statement, Chemours said the 'concerns are being addressed' through the consent order. It also noted it was renewing discharge permits with the state, and was working with regulators 'to navigate both the consent order and the permit renewal process'.</p><p>"'Chemours recognizes the Coalition as a community stakeholder and invites the Coalition to engage directly with the Washington Works team,' a spokesperson wrote.</p><p>"The EPA and West Virginia Rivers Coalition declined to comment because litigation is ongoing.</p><p>"Kiger and others who have taken on Chemours and DuPont railed against the company, accusing it of 'greed' and putting profits above residents’ health. Some in Parkersburg refer to the waste as the 'Devil's Piss'.</p><p>"'They do what they can to make money,' said Harry Deitzler, a West Virginia attorney who helped lead past lawsuits. </p><p>"'The officers in the corporation sometimes don’t care about what’s right and wrong – they need to make money for shareholders and the lawsuits make everyone play by the same rules.'</p><p>"Still, most residents are not aware of the ongoing pollution, those who spoke with the Guardian say. Chemours is a large employer that still wields power locally, and spends heavily on charitable giving. Many remain supportive of the company, regardless of the pollution, Kiger said.</p><p>"'That’s the kind of stuff you’re up against,' he added. 'People put a blind trust in them. It could be snowing out and Chemours would tell everyone it’s 80F [27C] and sunny, and everyone will grab their tan lotion.'</p><p>"The saga began in the late 1990s when the plant’s pollution was suspected of sickening nearby livestock, and an investigation by attorneys revealed the alarming levels at which PFAS was being discharged into the water and environment.</p><p>"A class action lawsuit yielded about $70m in damages for area residents in 2004, but the litigation did not prove DuPont’s PFAS pollution was behind a rash of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KidneyDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KidneyDisease</span></a>, stubbornly high cholesterol and other widespread health problems in the region. </p><p>"Instead of dividing the settlement up among tens of thousands of residents, which would have only provided each with several hundred dollars, the money went toward developing an epidemiological study with independent scientists to verify that widespread local health issues were caused by DuPont’s pollution.</p><p>"The move was a gamble that ultimately paid off – the study of about 70,000 people showed by 2012 that PFOA probably caused some forms of cancer, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ThyroidDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThyroidDisease</span></a>, persistently <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HighCholesterol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HighCholesterol</span></a>, pregnancy-induced <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hypertension" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypertension</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/autoimmune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>autoimmune</span></a> problems. </p><p>"Subsequent studies have shown links between the chemical and a host of other serious health problems – <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthDefects</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/neurotoxicity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>neurotoxicity</span></a>, kidney disease and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LiverDisease" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LiverDisease</span></a> – that residents in the area suffered.</p><p>"DuPont and Chemours in 2017 settled for $671m in costs for about 3,500 injury suits, and have paid more to install water-filtration systems throughout the region. Separately, Chemours in 2023 settled with the state of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ohio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ohio</span></a> for $110m for pollution largely from Washington Works.</p><p>"The EPA and state regulatory agencies have at times been staffed with former DuPont managers or industry allies, and litigation has been the only way to get any meaningful movement, said Rob Bilott, the attorney who led the original class-action suit.</p><p>'"It’s infuriating,' Bilott said. 'It took decades of making DuPont documents and internal data public, and getting the story out through movies, news articles, books and public engagement, and that’s what finally pushed the needle here. This is the impact of citizens forcing it through decades of litigation.'</p><p>"The latest lawsuit is a citizen’s suit under the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanWaterAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanWaterAct</span></a>. Such suits give citizens the power to ask a judge to enforce federal law when a polluter is violating it and regulators fail to act.</p><p>"The lawsuit asks a judge to order the company to pay $66,000 for each day it has been in violation, which is stipulated in the permit. That would total around $50m, but the main goal is to stop the pollution.</p><p>"The EPA has acknowledged Chemours is violating the law, but has 'taken no further enforcement action regarding Chemours’s violations as of the date of this complaint', the suit reads."</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/chemours-pfas-pollution-lawsuit" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jan/27/chemours-pfas-pollution-lawsuit</span></a></p><p>Archived:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/p3wA6" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/p3wA6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionRunoff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DevilsPiss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DevilsPiss</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> lawmakers introduce bill to create response program for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> threats</p><p>February 6, 2025</p><p>AUGUSTA (WGME) – "State lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a response program to clean up and reduce threats created by dangerous chemicals known as PFAS.</p><p>"This comes months after toxic and potentially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> was accidentally sprayed at a former air base in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>.</p><p>"While this bill would monitor PFAS levels, one Brunswick lawmaker says she and others are working on additional bills related to the fallout from that spill.</p><p>"'And we’re continuing to advocate for funding, whether it’s through the state budget or leaning on our federal partners, since that substance was put in by the Navy,' Sen. Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) said. 'Because one thing I stand firm to is my constituents, myself, my neighbors, the taxpayers of Brunswick and Maine should not be on the hook for a disaster they did not cause.'</p><p>"This bill would allow the state to buy, sell or transfer property contaminated by PFAS and deposit the proceeds into a fund to deal with contamination."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-la</span><span class="invisible">wmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>High levels of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicChemicals</span></a> found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> airport hangar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenPFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenPFAS</span></a> monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hangar6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hangar6</span></a> in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.</p><p>by Kristian Moravec, The Times Record<br>Posted February 4, 2025, Updated February 5 </p><p>"A citizens group’s testing revealed that sewer water flowing from Hangar 6 at Brunswick’s airport has high levels of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS.<br> <br>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay</span></a> conducted testing on Nov. 26. The tests detected high levels of a particularly toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> chemical compound known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a>. The update comes the same day the owner of the hangar, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority</span></a>, sent a letter to the town stating that tanks that stored the chemicals were not leaking. </p><p>"PFOS is a compound known to be harmful to human health and is found in high levels in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Brunswick Executive Airport’s Hangar 4, which is owned by the Navy but operated by MRRA, dumped 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water on Aug. 19, 2024. </p><p>"The spill prompted ongoing cleanup and monitoring efforts as well as a push to get rid of the foam at the airport. Concern has grown around Hangar 6, which some have speculated is leaking harmful chemicals based on the testing data around the airport that Friends of Merrymeeting Bay has collected over the years. The sewage that flows out of Hangar 6, which is not treated for PFAS, ultimately flows into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a>." </p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/02/04/hig</span><span class="invisible">h-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/LlHx1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/LlHx1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a></p>
smeg<p>'This is my Chernobyl:' Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS<br><a href="https://www.wfla.com/news/national/this-is-my-chernobyl-texas-ranchers-watch-cows-die-because-of-pfas/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">wfla.com/news/national/this-is</span><span class="invisible">-my-chernobyl-texas-ranchers-watch-cows-die-because-of-pfas/</span></a><br><a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/pfas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfas</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/pfaspollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pfaspollution</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/foreverchemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foreverchemicals</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/chemicalpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>chemicalpollution</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/ranching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ranching</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/watersafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>watersafety</span></a> <a href="https://assortedflotsam.com/tags/waterpollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterpollution</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Um, all this concern about humans eating wild animals contaminated with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>? How about concern that WILD ANIMALS ARE CONTAMINATED WITH PFAS!</p><p>'Do not eat' advisory issued for wildlife harvested in parts of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Kennebec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Kennebec</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Waldo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Waldo</span></a> counties </p><p>by Ariana St Pierre, WGME<br>Fri, October 25th 2024 at 6:47 AM</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife tested wildlife throughout the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unity</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UnityTownship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnityTownship</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Thorndike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thorndike</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Albion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Albion</span></a> area." [Lots of working farms in that area too!]</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/do-not-eat-advisory-issued-for-wildlife-harvested-in-parts-of-kennebec-waldo-counties-unity-unity-township-thorndike-albion-deer-wild-turkeys-maine-department-of-inland-fisheries-and-wildlife-pfas-forever-chemicals" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/do-not-eat</span><span class="invisible">-advisory-issued-for-wildlife-harvested-in-parts-of-kennebec-waldo-counties-unity-unity-township-thorndike-albion-deer-wild-turkeys-maine-department-of-inland-fisheries-and-wildlife-pfas-forever-chemicals</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Midcoast [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>] Regional Redevelopment Authority executive director steps down after [toxic firefighting] foam spill </p><p>Story by WGME Staff<br>October 10, 2024</p><p>BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- "The executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is stepping down.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MRRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MRRA</span></a> Board of Trustees says <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristineLogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KristineLogan</span></a> has resigned.</p><p>"Last month, a group of Brunswick leaders and legislators called for Logan's resignation after hundreds of gallons of toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam spilled in August, more than a year after a report warned that the system was 'deficient.'</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> leaders say they want the group to have increased oversight and accountability."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/midcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/markets/mi</span><span class="invisible">dcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDEP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDEP</span></a> says expansion of state’s largest landfill would benefit public</p><p>The decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a>, which takes in 52% of the state's waste.</p><p>by Penelope Overton<br>October 2, 2024</p><p>"Despite objections from neighbors and environmental groups, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection concluded Wednesday that expanding the state’s largest landfill, Juniper Ridge, would substantially benefit the public.<br>It’s not an outright approval, but the department’s decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, which takes in 52% of the state’s waste. The state claims this expansion would extend the facility’s operating life by 11 years; without it, it would run out of space by 2028.</p><p>"DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim’s decision can be appealed to the Board of Environmental Protection and the Maine courts, and several opponents of the proposed expansion, like the Boston-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationLawFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationLawFoundation</span></a> , say they are prepared to challenge the decision. </p><p>"'This decision recklessly gambles with public health and the environment,' said <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlexandraStPierre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlexandraStPierre</span></a>, the director of communities and toxics in the foundation’s <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> Program. 'It dismisses the serious concerns raised by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> and other nearby residents about the harmful effects this expansion will have on their health and community.'</p><p>"She continued: 'We refuse to allow this dangerous expansion to proceed unchecked.'</p><p>"The foundation and other opponents say the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTown</span></a> location of the facility unfairly places the burden of the state’s trash needs on the Penobscot Nation. The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/leachate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>leachate</span></a> that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a> produces when it rains is sent to a nearby paper mill sewer plant that discharges into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a>.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"The amount of waste heading to Maine landfills has increased 34% between 2018 and 2022, according to DEP. <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sludge</span></a> that was once spread on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agricultural</span></a> fields is now landfilled due to forever chemical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>]. The amount of municipal solid waste landfilled during that time jumped 47%. </p><p>"While some people say Maine is not doing enough to divert waste from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfills</span></a> – for example, a bill that would have required large <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodWaste</span></a> generators to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a> their <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/scraps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scraps</span></a> at a nearby facility died on the appropriations table – others object to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Casella" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Casella</span></a> as the facility operator. </p><p>"Casella clashed with some municipal leaders and state lawmakers when it refused to accept the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosolids</span></a> created by wastewater treatment plants at Juniper Ridge out of fear that the mushy slop, or sludge, was causing structural instability that could lead to the landfill’s collapse."</p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2024/10/02/maine-state-needs-to-expand-its-biggest-landfill/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2024/10/02/mai</span><span class="invisible">ne-state-needs-to-expand-its-biggest-landfill/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/VXv9m" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/VXv9m</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalRacism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalRacism</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasellaWasteSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CasellaWasteSystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontWasteME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DontWasteME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Slingshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slingshot</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalInjustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CompostFoodWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CompostFoodWaste</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReduceWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReduceWaste</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'It's killing us': Public reacts to proposed expansion of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> </p><p>Story by Katie Delaney <br>7/16/2024</p><p>"'<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a> has destroyed the life of people who live around it. At times, it has destroyed part of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a>; it has destroyed part of our air, water, and land,' Don White, a Bucksport resident, said.</p><p>"Public commenters expressed concerns about harmful <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a> fires, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> contamination coming from the facility.</p><p>"Many of the people speaking out said Juniper Ridge is an example of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalInjustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalInjustice</span></a>, particularly for the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a>.</p><p>"'It's killing us,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KathyPaul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KathyPaul</span></a>, a Penobscot Nation Elder, said. 'I just feel like I'm sitting here waiting to die, and I don't mean to be an extremist or anything like that, but I'm really afraid. I can smell the difference already.'"</p><p><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/environment/juniper-ridge-landfill-public-comment-expansion-proposal-maine-waste-environment/97-22670996-85e5-4533-83aa-0ecb08809eda" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/te</span><span class="invisible">ch/science/environment/juniper-ridge-landfill-public-comment-expansion-proposal-maine-waste-environment/97-22670996-85e5-4533-83aa-0ecb08809eda</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasellaWasteSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CasellaWasteSystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontWasteME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DontWasteME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Slingshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slingshot</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[It seems that today's vote was in favor of expanding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a>] </p><p>Juniper Ridge Landfill is one step closer to expanding<br>Maine Public | By Kaitlyn Budion</p><p>Published September 20, 2024 at 1:22 PM EDT </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environmental</span></a> groups are concerned about a draft decision from the Department of Environmental Protection that brings <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OldTown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OldTown</span></a> one step closer to expanding.</p><p>"The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued a draft decision approving the expansion's public benefit determination, despite opposition from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a>, area residents and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalGroups" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalGroups</span></a>.</p><p>"Opponents have brought up concerns about odors and contamination from the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>-filled sludge at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/landfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>landfill</span></a>.</p><p>"Alexandra St. Pierre with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ConservationLawFoundation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ConservationLawFoundation</span></a> said the group was disappointed by the draft approval and wants the department to give greater weight to comments from the public.</p><p>"'We're hoping that Maine DEP will stop making this unnecessary space for waste and make more space for people's voices and the real needs of the community,' she said.</p><p>"In the draft, the department outlines several conditions of the approval, including conducting an odor study and installing a system for treating landfill leachate for PFAS.</p><p>"Dana Colihan with the environmental nonprofit Slingshot said it's insulting for the DEP to say the expansion is consistent with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalJustice</span></a> for the surrounding community.</p><p>'"When we think about the odors, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AirPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AirPollution</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/contamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contamination</span></a> of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> from the minimally treated leachate, and how all these factors threaten the Penobscot Nation and working-class <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Mainers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mainers</span></a> living and the surrounding communities, I can't fathom how the state can argue that this fulfills the required environmental justice criteria,' Colihan said.</p><p>"The draft is available for public comment until Friday, Sept. 27, and the DEP is expected to publish the final decision Wednesday, Oct. 2."</p><p><a href="https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2024-09-20/juniper-ridge-landfill-is-one-step-closer-to-expanding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mainepublic.org/environment-an</span><span class="invisible">d-outdoors/2024-09-20/juniper-ridge-landfill-is-one-step-closer-to-expanding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SunlightMediaCollective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SunlightMediaCollective</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CasellaWasteSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CasellaWasteSystems</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineNews</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicFire" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicFire</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WabanakiAlliance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WabanakiAlliance</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DontWasteME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DontWasteME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Slingshot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Slingshot</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> fire department announced they were going to switch to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/F3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F3</span></a> soon!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> officials look for safer alternatives to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam</p><p>by Mal Meyer, WGME<br>Mon, August 26th 2024 </p><p>"That's why the [Portland] fire department is turning over to something new soon, called 'F3,' that won't have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>.</p><p>"'Over the last 8-10 months, the Department of Defense has approved a couple of different products,' Cenate said.</p><p>"The lack of options and cost has been part of the problem.</p><p>"'There are certainly challenges for the industry and nationwide moving forward,' Bradbury said.</p><p>"The South Portland Fire Department was quoted roughly $138,000 to replace the 3,000 gallons of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> it has, not including the price of disposal.</p><p>"'It’s nice that we'll be on the forefront with our transition in October,' Bradbury said.</p><p>"It's tough to say how much of AFFF is around Maine.</p><p>"A state taskforce in 2019 tried to figure that out but got limited responses and that hasn't been updated since because there's been no funding for it.</p><p>"The group estimated there could be up to 48,000 gallons in Maine fire departments alone.</p><p>"'There has been discussion about whether or not to do a collection and destruction program,' Maine DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim said. 'Some other states have been doing that over the last several years.'</p><p>"In Brunswick, the Navy had been planning to remove AFFF in mid-September, as leaders looked for something more environmentally friendly."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-officials-look-for-safer-alternatives-to-toxic-firefighting-foam-brunswick-executive-airport-pfas-forever-chemicals-afff-f3" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/maine-offi</span><span class="invisible">cials-look-for-safer-alternatives-to-toxic-firefighting-foam-brunswick-executive-airport-pfas-forever-chemicals-afff-f3</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>FFS! Municipalities need to change over to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/F3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>F3</span></a> ASAP!</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Toxic</span></a> firefighting foam spills into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetlands</span></a> after truck fire in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPortlandMaine</span></a></p><p>by Ariana St Pierre, WGME<br>Fri, August 30th 2024 </p><p>"Crews used 47 gallons of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam to put out the truck's diesel fuel that was burning. That foam contains PFAS or '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ForeverChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ForeverChemicals</span></a>.'</p><p>"Despite their efforts to contain it, firefighters say 70 gallons of foam and diesel fuel spilled into the gravel wetland along Philbrook Avenue and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongCreek" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongCreek</span></a>.</p><p>[...]</p><p>"This comes about 10 days after over 1,400 gallons of firefighting foam containing PFAS spilled at the Brunswick Executive Airport and leaked into a nearby pond [which eventually drains into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a>]."</p><p><a href="https://wgme.com/news/local/toxic-firefighting-foam-spills-into-wetlands-after-truck-fire-in-south-portland-maine-firefighters-afff-pfas-forever-chemicals-long-creek-philbrook-avenue" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wgme.com/news/local/toxic-fire</span><span class="invisible">fighting-foam-spills-into-wetlands-after-truck-fire-in-south-portland-maine-firefighters-afff-pfas-forever-chemicals-long-creek-philbrook-avenue</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LongCreekWatershed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LongCreekWatershed</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>TONIGHT! (Thursday, August 29th)</p><p>Fighting the foam in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>: Public forum being held to discuss the spill</p><p>Story by Aysia Reed, WGME</p><p>"It's been 10 days since toxic firefighting foam spilled in Brunswick. The public will now get to have their say on the release and the cleanup efforts so far.</p><p>"The town of Brunswick is holding a public forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Council Chamber at Brunswick Town Hall to discuss the spill of more than 1,000 gallons of firefighting foam.</p><p>"The Brunswick Executive Airport had the foam stored away in hangar 4 in case they needed it to fight a fire. Last week, a faulty signal to the system caused a malfunction to release the foam, causing it to spill.</p><p>"The foam contains PFAS, which is a forever chemical. It leaked into a nearby pond, and the drainage system around the hangar.</p><p>"Crews are collecting samples around an outflow pipe that goes from the Brunswick Sewer District into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a>.</p><p>"Last week, officials said they collected about 6,000 gallons of foam and foam mixed with water."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting</span><span class="invisible">-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCDC</span></a> Issues Advisories on Eating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreshwaterFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshwaterFish</span></a> Due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> at the Former <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NavalAirStation</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a></p><p>Aug 23, 2024</p><p>AUGUSTA -- "The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today issued new freshwater fish consumption advisories recommending either no consumption or limited consumption of fish from four waterbodies located on and around the former naval air station in Brunswick, Maine.</p><p>"The testing of fish is part of the United States Navy's ongoing remedial investigation at the former base in response to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> contamination from the historic use of PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a>) in fire-fighting operations. Data were collected in October 2023 by the Navy, in coordination with Maine's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and shared with the Maine CDC in spring of 2024. </p><p>"The Maine CDC reviewed the data and determined they showed elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, above the agency's recommended levels for regular consumption.</p><p>"While testing occurred before the August 19, 2024 accidental release of AFFF at the former naval air station, that incident is not expected to impact the guidance issued today. The waters likely impacted by the AFFF spill are on the east side of the runway at the air station. Today's advisory recommends a no consumption advisory for those waters based on prior testing data.</p><p>"Elevated levels of the specific PFAS called perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) were detected in fish tissue samples collected from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> (also known as Mare Brook), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a>. The new fish consumption advisories listed below apply to all fish caught in these waterbodies.</p><p>"In response to the recent release of AFFF and the reported presence of visible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foam</span></a> on some of these <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterbodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterbodies</span></a> on the eastern side of the runway, the Maine CDC additionally recommends the public avoid any contact with foam on these water bodies. Out of an abundance of caution, the Maine CDC also recommends the public refrain from any recreational activities (e.g., <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wading</span></a>) that could result in contact with the foam or waters until the potential impact of the AFFF release on these waterbodies is fully assessed.</p><p>"PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals found in a variety of consumer products throughout the world. Based on a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, exposure to certain PFAS chemicals has been associated with increases in cholesterol levels, decreases in birth weight, lower antibody response to some vaccines, and kidney cancer."</p><p>From the CDC website: Map of waterbodies included in the fish consumption advisory on and around the former Naval Air Station in Brunswick.</p><p><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-</span><span class="invisible">issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>