Penelope Overton

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has lowered the state limit on forever chemicals, or PFAS, in drinking water to align with rigorous federal standards established by the Biden administration. The change reduces the maximum amount of the... See more

A Penobscot County superior court judge has rejected the Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s approval of a permit to expand the Juniper Ridge landfill, claiming the state failed to consider the effect on the Penobscot Nation. Judge Bruce Mallon... See more

The residents of a large Gorham mobile home park have been left without safe drinking water for two weeks since learning their community wells tested just over the state limit for harmful forever chemicals. The state is working with the owner of Friendly ... See more

Thieves used a fake commercial driver’s license, spoofed emails and forged papers to steal a truckload of lobster meat worth $400,000 from a Massachusetts warehouse just a few days before Christmas. The Dec. 12 heist from Lineage Logistics, a cold storage... See more

In a sweeping update to the law, Maine’s 5-year-old ban on products made using toxic forever chemicals is about to expand to thousands of everyday household products, including children’s toys, cookware and cosmetics. On Jan. 1, the state will also requir... See more