Ban PFAS Fertilizer Spread on Land, Maine Farmers Ask Lawmakers

Maine farmers and agricultural groups urged state lawmakers on Wednesday to pass legislation restricting a type of fertilizer from being spread on farmland, golf courses, and other properties if it contains “forever chemicals.”

After learning earlier this month that PFAS was in their well water and on their land, “We pulled our crops off the market and started drinking bottled water, even refraining from giving our 19-month-old daughter baths out of concern we couldn’t keep her from drinking the tub water,” said Adrienne Lee, who ...