PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 2, 2024
The U.S. Navy must “take any and all actions necessary” to protect human health and the environment in the wake of the Aug. 19 toxic chemical spill at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. In a Sept. 26 letter, the EPA informed the Navy it “retains ultimate responsibility” to address the forever chemicals, or PFAS, left behind by the former military operation and those in the toxic firefighting foam, or AFFF, discharged by a faulty airport alarm because the Navy still owns the land.