BANGOR DAILY NEWS • June 17, 2022
The federal government’s drastic reduction of the levels of “forever chemicals” that are safe for consumption is getting a mixed reaction from farmers in Maine. The federal advisory around safe levels of “forever chemicals” in the environment is good news, Maine farmers say, but it’s a long way from solving the ongoing crisis the toxins are posing to their livelihoods. The EPA’s advisory are recommendations only. Anson Biller of Full Fork Farm in China worries the EPA’s advisory could just be deflecting a larger problem, as it only specifies two of the most well-known forever chemicals.