PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 26, 2022
Drinking water at more than half a dozen Maine schools, from Greater Portland to the Midcoast, recently exceeded the state’s limit for the toxic chemical compounds linked to cancers, developmental disabilities, liver damage, weakened immune systems and more. When it comes to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, as the schools finding emphasizes, “pervasive” doesn’t cut it. Under no circumstances should the eventual EPA standard be more ambitious than the standard we set for ourselves. One way in which we can ensure that is by lowering our limit to zero.