Letter: Maine pension fund should divest from PFAS

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • July 7, 2024

Your June 23 editorial warned of the high costs of dealing with Maine’s PFAS crisis. Recent articles have also warned of the costs that will be incurred by the worsening climate crisis. Ironically, the Maine Public Employees Retirement Fund invests in companies that are contributing to both of these crises. Would it not be an act of care to avoid profiting from investments that are harming present and future retirees? ~ Tom Mikulka, Ph.D., Cape Elizabeth