Latest impact of PFAS contamination: Rising sewer rates

The looming cost to homeowners in public sewer districts is the latest impact of an expanding crisis that has contaminated agricultural fields and drinking wells, closed farms and left some fish and game unsafe to eat.

On a farm in Cape Elizabeth, two families have cultivated a joint history

The Maxwells have been farming the land, now known for its strawberries, for nine generations. The Rodriguezes have joined them for the last three.

Proposed federal grants would help remove PFAS from rural water supplies

The Healthy H2O Act would help rural areas that rely on well water tests and treat for so-called forever chemicals.

May’s scant rain leaves Maine’s coast, northwest abnormally dry

Farmers and gardeners are hoping for rain at the start of the growing season.

Biden sees bigger role for U.S. farms because of war in Ukraine

The president visits a family farm in Illinois as his administration announces three policy shifts to help American farmers amid global challenges.

Flocks at elevated risk for highly infectious avian flu in Maine

Strains of the virus have led the U.S. poultry industry to euthanize more than 15.6 million chickens and 1.3 million turkeys since Jan. 1. One Maine farm has lost 250 birds this year.

Photo: Life is a ‘Lark’

Legislative panel OKs $100 million PFAS relief fund for farmers

The money could be used to cover remediation efforts, crop losses, farm buyouts and long-term health care needs.

Organic dairy co-op offers membership to 80 Northeast farms

Last summer, Danone, the parent company of Horizon Organic, announced it would stop buying milk from dozens of Northeast farms, including 61 in Maine.

Relief fund created to help Maine farmers deal with forever chemicals

Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have raised $255,000 to create a short-term financial safety net for those affected by PFAS.