Maine listened to farmers and confronted the PFAS crisis

By: Laura Orlando, Barn Raiser

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: March 24, 2026

Words: 1,274

Last Updated: 4 months, 1 week ago

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This commentary was originally published at Barn Raiser, your independent source for rural and small town news.

“Inescapable: Facing Up to Forever Chemicals” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2026) by F. Marina Schauffler reminds us that rural communities, often overlooked, can lead the way in confronting the defining environmental challenges of our time.

People across the country have been poisoned by PFAS, also called “forever chemicals,” for decades. But one …

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