Maine’s reckoning with the legacy of “forever chemicals” on its agricultural land may expand to federal court this summer.
The Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association filed a notice of intent May 14 to sue the United States Environmental Protection Agency, alleging it failed to regulate the spreading of sludge containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS.
Also joining the suit is the advocacy group Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, which issued a similar notice against the agency in February.