BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 3, 2024
The Brunswick Town Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night to require the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to immediately remove and dispose of the remaining toxic foam at Brunswick Executive Airport, over a thousand gallons of which spilled over two weeks ago. On Aug. 19, a malfunction with the fire suppression system at hangar 4 in the airport caused the release of 1,450 gallons of PFAS-laden firefighting foam, which led to the contamination of nearby bodies of water and outcry from the public. But this wasn’t the first spill of this foam from the airport. In fact, it’s the third known to the public since MRRA took over the airport in 2011.