When Lawrence and Penny Higgins of Fairfield, Maine, first learned in 2020 that high levels of toxic chemicals called PFAS ...

Vivien Leigh and photojournalist Derek Thayer share some of the most recent research and studies to better understand PFAS chemicals and their impacts.

The rapid growth of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) litigation in the United States is forcing courts, regulators, ...

By Marina Schauffler July 22, 2025 . A doctor doing environmental health research in rural Maine is wo ...

As the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, readies for the biggest budget cuts in its history, nonprofit food banks strain to fight food insecurity. Other states making news: ...