MRRA plans to turn off aging fire suppression system at Brunswick Executive Airport
The new executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Dan Stevenson, says it plans to turn the aging ...
Maine lawmakers push to remove toxic firefighting foam from Brunswick Landing
The push to remove toxic firefighting foam in Brunswick is continuing at the State House. A legislative committee held a work ...
Ban on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam passes Oregon Senate
A vote in the House has not yet been scheduled, but if passed, it would make Oregon the 16th state to essentially outlaw PFAS ...
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Water used on Georgia wildfires as state avoids toxic foam
Georgia crews are using water to contain wildfires that have burned more than 2,000 acres as it stays away from the type of firefighting foam containing “forever chemicals.” ...
Bills to find and destroy Maine's toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
Spurred on by last year's Brunswick Landing chemical spill, a Maine legislative committee unanimously endorsed two proposals ...
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DNR, DATCP kick off program to collect, dispose of PFAS-containing firefighting foam
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection are starting a program to collect PFAS containing firefighting foam from Wisconsin fire ...
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Oregon Senate votes to ban toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in firefighting foam
Efforts to get harmful “forever chemicals” out of firefighting foam used in Oregon are closer to being realized.
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Bills to find and destroy Maine’s toxic firefighting foam win over legislative committee
“The Office of the State Fire Marshal recognizes this is ... A faulty sprinkler system dispensed 51,450 gallons of foam laced with toxic forever chemicals in an airport hangar at Brunswick ...