Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland

Written By Maine Environmental News

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 19, 2024

The state began accepting applications for assistance from commercial farmers impacted by forever chemicals on Monday and it has already received an application from a farmer who wants Maine to buy their contaminated farmland. The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry isn’t releasing any details about the first application for a share of a $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.

Maine Environmental News
Previous

Owner of sunken historic fishing boat leaking fuel off Maine’s coast has been charged
Next

World Monument Fund will consider designating Maine’s lighthouses as threatened heritage sites