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MOFGA threatens to sue EPA over lack of PFAS sludge regulation 

Photo credit: Troy R. Bennett / BDN - Third-generation dairy farmer Fred Stone pauses before forking up a load of hay for one of the few remaining cows on his spread in Arundel on April 15, 2022. Stone was forced to slaughter most of his herd after finding high levels of PFAS chemicals on his land in 2016.

Read the full article by Elizabeth Walztoni (Bangor Daily News)

“Maine’s reckoning with the legacy of ‘forever chemicals’ on its agricultural land may expand to federal court this summer.

The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association filed a notice of intent May 14 to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency, alleging it failed to regulate the spreading of sludge containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS.

The notice of intent filed May 14 said that if the agency does not ‘take immediate steps’ in 60 days, MOFGA will file suit in federal district court.” …

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