Read the full article by Libby Palanza (Maine Wire)
“Led by Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D), Maine’s Congressional delegation has joined together to introduce a bipartisan, bicameral piece of legislation aimed at providing assistance to farmers impacted by ‘forever chemicals.’
Sen. Angus King (I) and Rep. Jared Golden (D) are both original co-sponsors of the legislation.
Under the proposed bill, the federal government would be authorized to send grants to states so that they could give financial assistance to farmers impacted by PFAS, expand monitoring and testing, remediate the presence of PFAS, or even help farmers to relocate.” …