“I feel like our right to clean water has been ripped away from us,” said Ashley Gooldrup, a homeowner on the Howe Road in Fairfield whose well has been contaminated with forever chemicals.
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Year in review: ‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate Fairfield wells
Residents impacted by the contamination of water and farmland in Fairfield are looking to file a class-action lawsuit in 2021 while the town plans to continue providing bottled water.
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Fairfield woman recalls past chemical contamination as state continues ‘forever chemical’ testing of wells
“I have a lot of information but what good is it if nobody wants to listen?” Stana McLeod said about the ongoing investigation into farmland and wells contaminated with “forever chemicals.”
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Number of wells in Fairfield tainted with ‘forever chemicals’ up to 18; DEP expands testing
The Department of Environmental Protection is now retesting water supplies in Fairfield for other chemicals in order to design carbon filter systems for the wells that have been contaminated.
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Fairfield Town Council, residents learn 12 more wells contaminated by ‘forever chemicals’
State officials tell town councilors the Maine Department of Environmental Protection has tested 28 wells, with 12 exceeding the EPA limit for ‘forever chemicals.’
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State continues testing farmland in Fairfield as another resident told to stop using well water
“My right to clean water has been taken away from me and I didn’t have anything to do with it,” Judy Poulin, 77, of Fairfield said. In October, Poulin was told to stop using the water from her well after it was shown to have high levels of toxic chemicals.
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Fast food from these chains is ‘packaged in pollution,’ report says
Maine passed restrictions on so-called ‘forevever chemicals’ in 2019, and many restaurants have announced plans to reduce or eliminate PFAS in their materials.
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Committee endorses extending timeline for lawsuits over PFAS pollution
The bill focused on so-called “forever chemicals” would be considered by the full Legislature should it come back during a special session.
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Insurers, utilities oppose bill to extend lawsuit window for PFAS contamination
But supporters say the current law falls short of protecting farmers and others harmed by the ‘forever chemicals.’
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Groups pushing to extend timeline for lawsuits over PFAS chemical pollution
Tuesday’s hearing on the statute of limitations for the ‘forever chemicals’ comes four days after the state announced another PFAS hotspot on a dairy farm.