Brunswick United for a Safe Environment
@brunswickunited.bsky.social
Neighbors in Brunswick, Maine speaking out after MRRA's catastrophic release of PFAS-containing firefighting foam at Brunswick Executive Airport in 2024.
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This Tuesday! (12/9) 6 p.m. ONLINE ONLY
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/17/...
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/17/...
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
media.defense.gov
December 7, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This Tuesday! (12/9) 6 p.m. ONLINE ONLY
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/17/...
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
media.defense.gov/2025/Nov/17/...
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
What Superfund cuts and #PFAS cleanup delays could mean for Maine
The Department of Defense has pushed back the timeline to mitigate #PFAS at more than 100 military installations. #Maine is home to 13 active Superfund sites, several of which have languished on the list for decades. Read more for free 👇
themainemonitor.org/superfund-cu...
themainemonitor.org/superfund-cu...
What Superfund cuts and PFAS cleanup delays could mean
The Department of Defense has quietly pushed back the timeline to mitigate “forever chemicals” at former military grounds in Maine.
themainemonitor.org
December 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What Superfund cuts and #PFAS cleanup delays could mean for Maine
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Building on efforts in Maine, congressional delegation renews push for federal PFAS support mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/04/b...
Building on efforts in Maine, congressional delegation renews push for federal PFAS support • Maine Morning Star
Building upon efforts underway in their home state, Maine’s congressional delegation on Thursday renewed its push for federal support for farmers affected by forever chemicals. U.S. Rep. Chellie…
mainemorningstar.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Building on efforts in Maine, congressional delegation renews push for federal PFAS support mainemorningstar.com/2025/12/04/b...
Good news: #Maine just adopted the April 2024 federal EPA drinking water standards for #PFAS
The new standards are more stringent than the previous Maine drinking water standards
This rule applies to community public water systems and bottled water suppliers
www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/r...
The new standards are more stringent than the previous Maine drinking water standards
This rule applies to community public water systems and bottled water suppliers
www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/r...
Drinking Water Rule, 10-144 CMR Ch. 231 | Department of Health and Human Services
Maine CDC is adopting amendments to its Drinking Water Rule. This Rule administers the State of Maine’s drinking water requirements for approximately 1,900 public water systems for which the Departmen...
www.maine.gov
December 3, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Good news: #Maine just adopted the April 2024 federal EPA drinking water standards for #PFAS
The new standards are more stringent than the previous Maine drinking water standards
This rule applies to community public water systems and bottled water suppliers
www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/r...
The new standards are more stringent than the previous Maine drinking water standards
This rule applies to community public water systems and bottled water suppliers
www.maine.gov/dhhs/about/r...
Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment (BACSE), a local group actively involved in Superfund remediation for decades, sounds the alarm 🚨
Read BACSE's "Letter of Concern Regarding the Permitting of Construction at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station":
brunswickme.gov/DocumentCent...
Read BACSE's "Letter of Concern Regarding the Permitting of Construction at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station":
brunswickme.gov/DocumentCent...
brunswickme.gov
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Brunswick Area Citizens for a Safe Environment (BACSE), a local group actively involved in Superfund remediation for decades, sounds the alarm 🚨
Read BACSE's "Letter of Concern Regarding the Permitting of Construction at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station":
brunswickme.gov/DocumentCent...
Read BACSE's "Letter of Concern Regarding the Permitting of Construction at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station":
brunswickme.gov/DocumentCent...
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Talk about Orwellian. The Trump @EPA just put out a press release claiming #PFAS molecules that persist in environment for MILLIONS OF YEARS are not “forever chemicals.” They are, according to scientists!
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
November 28, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Talk about Orwellian. The Trump @EPA just put out a press release claiming #PFAS molecules that persist in environment for MILLIONS OF YEARS are not “forever chemicals.” They are, according to scientists!
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
www.epa.gov/newsreleases...
www.maine.gov/housedems/ne...
"LR 2820 creates a rapid response fund within the Department of Environmental Protection designed to assist residents on private wells...
The funding is primarily intended for PFAS-related emergencies"
"LR 2820 creates a rapid response fund within the Department of Environmental Protection designed to assist residents on private wells...
The funding is primarily intended for PFAS-related emergencies"
Ankeles’ bill to protect private wells from toxic chemicals to be considered by Legislature | House Democrats
AUGUSTA –– A new bill from Rep. Dan Ankeles, D-Brunswick, could provide private well owners with greater support during and after environmental emergencies like chemical spills. Ankeles is introducin...
www.maine.gov
November 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
www.maine.gov/housedems/ne...
"LR 2820 creates a rapid response fund within the Department of Environmental Protection designed to assist residents on private wells...
The funding is primarily intended for PFAS-related emergencies"
"LR 2820 creates a rapid response fund within the Department of Environmental Protection designed to assist residents on private wells...
The funding is primarily intended for PFAS-related emergencies"
Friends of Casco Bay "are now turning their focus on trying to identify the specific sources of PFAS" in Casco Bay
wgme.com/news/local/s...
wgme.com/news/local/s...
Study on forever chemicals in Casco Bay nears completion amid rising PFAS concerns
Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine. It embraces 14 coastal communities, including Portland.
wgme.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Friends of Casco Bay "are now turning their focus on trying to identify the specific sources of PFAS" in Casco Bay
wgme.com/news/local/s...
wgme.com/news/local/s...
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Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
November 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tonight, @NewsHour airs a segment about They Poisoned the World and the wonderful, courageous people at the heart of the book. I promise their stories will inspire you! #PFAS #ForeverChemicals @CrownPublishing
Save the date: December 9, 2025 6 pm
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
**This meeting will be VIRTUAL ONLY**
Topics include:
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
**This meeting will be VIRTUAL ONLY**
Topics include:
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
November 13, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Save the date: December 9, 2025 6 pm
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
**This meeting will be VIRTUAL ONLY**
Topics include:
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
Public meeting of the Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) for the Former Naval Air Station Brunswick
**This meeting will be VIRTUAL ONLY**
Topics include:
💠Superfund investigation of #PFAS
💠Soil piles on Brunswick Landing
💠Drinking water well sampling
Brunswick District 5 Community Meeting with @jhicks72.bsky.social
Sunday 11/16 1 - 2pm, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrill Meeting Room
"This is a time to hear updates, ask questions, and share ideas. Additionally, we will be collecting food to donate to the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program."
Sunday 11/16 1 - 2pm, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrill Meeting Room
"This is a time to hear updates, ask questions, and share ideas. Additionally, we will be collecting food to donate to the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program."
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Brunswick District 5 Community Meeting with @jhicks72.bsky.social
Sunday 11/16 1 - 2pm, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrill Meeting Room
"This is a time to hear updates, ask questions, and share ideas. Additionally, we will be collecting food to donate to the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program."
Sunday 11/16 1 - 2pm, Curtis Memorial Library, Morrill Meeting Room
"This is a time to hear updates, ask questions, and share ideas. Additionally, we will be collecting food to donate to the Midcoast Hunger Prevention Program."
Reposted by Brunswick United for a Safe Environment
Portland joins lawsuit over PFAS-laden firefighting foam at jetport
Portland joins lawsuit over PFAS-laden firefighting foam at jetport
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to pursue legal action against developers of so-called forever chemicals amid concern that federally mandated fire-suppressing foam may have contaminate...
www.pressherald.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Portland joins lawsuit over PFAS-laden firefighting foam at jetport
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JOIN US! This convo will feature Professor Roy Gardner, an internationally recognized expert in wetland law and policy and the author of Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 31, 2025 at 12:31 AM
JOIN US! This convo will feature Professor Roy Gardner, an internationally recognized expert in wetland law and policy and the author of Waters of the United States: POTUS, SCOTUS, WOTUS, and the Politics of a National Resource. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Meeting Alert 📆
This Wednesday, 10/29 at 5 p.m.
MRRA Annual Board Meeting
Brunswick Town Hall (or via Zoom)
Topics will include MRRA's analysis of the root cause of their 2024 firefighting foam accident
brunswicklanding.us/event/mrra-b...
This Wednesday, 10/29 at 5 p.m.
MRRA Annual Board Meeting
Brunswick Town Hall (or via Zoom)
Topics will include MRRA's analysis of the root cause of their 2024 firefighting foam accident
brunswicklanding.us/event/mrra-b...
MRRA Board Meeting - Brunswick Landing
MEETING AGENDA MRRA is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89913770614?pwd=yxZBO1baCuoFDfVm7KCDOdDmb3489z.1
brunswicklanding.us
October 27, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Meeting Alert 📆
This Wednesday, 10/29 at 5 p.m.
MRRA Annual Board Meeting
Brunswick Town Hall (or via Zoom)
Topics will include MRRA's analysis of the root cause of their 2024 firefighting foam accident
brunswicklanding.us/event/mrra-b...
This Wednesday, 10/29 at 5 p.m.
MRRA Annual Board Meeting
Brunswick Town Hall (or via Zoom)
Topics will include MRRA's analysis of the root cause of their 2024 firefighting foam accident
brunswicklanding.us/event/mrra-b...
Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup (🎁Gift link)
Thank you @pingree.house.gov for pushing for #PFAS cleanup!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...
Thank you @pingree.house.gov for pushing for #PFAS cleanup!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...
Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup
www.nytimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Congress Members Question Pentagon’s Delay in ‘Forever Chemical’ Cleanup (🎁Gift link)
Thank you @pingree.house.gov for pushing for #PFAS cleanup!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...
Thank you @pingree.house.gov for pushing for #PFAS cleanup!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/c...
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This morning! 10/27 10-11 a.m.
Brunswick Office Hour with the Brunswick Delegation & Town Council
@mattieformaine.bsky.social (and others!)
Brunswick Office Hour with the Brunswick Delegation & Town Council
@mattieformaine.bsky.social (and others!)
October 27, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This morning! 10/27 10-11 a.m.
Brunswick Office Hour with the Brunswick Delegation & Town Council
@mattieformaine.bsky.social (and others!)
Brunswick Office Hour with the Brunswick Delegation & Town Council
@mattieformaine.bsky.social (and others!)
Meeting alert:
Brunswick Airport Master Plan Update
This Thursday 10/23, 6 p.m.
brunswicklanding.us/event/airpor...
The meeting offers a forum for residents to voice concerns to MRRA related to the impact of future Airport operations on our community
#BXM
Brunswick Airport Master Plan Update
This Thursday 10/23, 6 p.m.
brunswicklanding.us/event/airpor...
The meeting offers a forum for residents to voice concerns to MRRA related to the impact of future Airport operations on our community
#BXM
October 20, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Meeting alert:
Brunswick Airport Master Plan Update
This Thursday 10/23, 6 p.m.
brunswicklanding.us/event/airpor...
The meeting offers a forum for residents to voice concerns to MRRA related to the impact of future Airport operations on our community
#BXM
Brunswick Airport Master Plan Update
This Thursday 10/23, 6 p.m.
brunswicklanding.us/event/airpor...
The meeting offers a forum for residents to voice concerns to MRRA related to the impact of future Airport operations on our community
#BXM
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While partnering with an experienced research team is a privilege, I still feel we shouldn’t have to prove one type of cancer / health condition at a time when we know our exposure history and know what we see. I know other PFAS impacted communities would agree that exposure equals outcome.
Combing data, researchers confirm elevated kidney cancer rates in Merrimack and Manchester • New Hampshire Bulletin
A new study shows that kidney cancer rates in Merrimack are about 38% higher than expected and points to another possible cluster in Manchester, a Dartmouth researcher reported to a state commission O...
newhampshirebulletin.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:30 PM
While partnering with an experienced research team is a privilege, I still feel we shouldn’t have to prove one type of cancer / health condition at a time when we know our exposure history and know what we see. I know other PFAS impacted communities would agree that exposure equals outcome.
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🚨A critical EPA report found that PFNA—a “forever chemical”—can harm development, the liver, and reproduction, lowering birth weights and testosterone levels.
It’s been done for **6 MONTHS** but still has not been released.
Administrator Zeldin is burying the report and silencing science. WHY?
It’s been done for **6 MONTHS** but still has not been released.
Administrator Zeldin is burying the report and silencing science. WHY?
October 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
🚨A critical EPA report found that PFNA—a “forever chemical”—can harm development, the liver, and reproduction, lowering birth weights and testosterone levels.
It’s been done for **6 MONTHS** but still has not been released.
Administrator Zeldin is burying the report and silencing science. WHY?
It’s been done for **6 MONTHS** but still has not been released.
Administrator Zeldin is burying the report and silencing science. WHY?
Reposted by Brunswick United for a Safe Environment
This progress stems from LD 1911, which we proudly helped pass, and from the work of the PFAS Fund's Health Subcommittee, which our farmland contamination manager, Adam Nordell, was a part of! www.pressherald.com/2025/10/13/m...
Maine offers free medical tests for residents exposed to PFASMaine offers free medical tests for PFAS-impacted farmers
Covering the cost of blood tests for more than 600 households in areas where farms used sludge to fertilize their fields represents a turning point in the state's response to the crisis, from tracking...
www.pressherald.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This progress stems from LD 1911, which we proudly helped pass, and from the work of the PFAS Fund's Health Subcommittee, which our farmland contamination manager, Adam Nordell, was a part of! www.pressherald.com/2025/10/13/m...
Meet The Brunswick, Maine Town Council Candidates
Tomorrow!
(Thursday, 10/16 6-7:30 pm)
curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/14706191
Tomorrow!
(Thursday, 10/16 6-7:30 pm)
curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/14706191
Meet The Brunswick Town Council Candidates
Join us to hear from Brunswick's Town Council Candidates. Questions will be predetermined. To participate in the question-making process consider attending a volunteer planning...
curtislibrary.libcal.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Meet The Brunswick, Maine Town Council Candidates
Tomorrow!
(Thursday, 10/16 6-7:30 pm)
curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/14706191
Tomorrow!
(Thursday, 10/16 6-7:30 pm)
curtislibrary.libcal.com/event/14706191
🎁Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
October 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
🎁Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/o...
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And on Thurs. 10/16 @ 12pm ET
I'm excited to be presenting an update on Silent Spring Institute's research on #PFAS exposures and health effects for @mbccorg.bsky.social's monthly webinar.
register.gotowebinar.com/register/485...
I'm excited to be presenting an update on Silent Spring Institute's research on #PFAS exposures and health effects for @mbccorg.bsky.social's monthly webinar.
register.gotowebinar.com/register/485...
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
And on Thurs. 10/16 @ 12pm ET
I'm excited to be presenting an update on Silent Spring Institute's research on #PFAS exposures and health effects for @mbccorg.bsky.social's monthly webinar.
register.gotowebinar.com/register/485...
I'm excited to be presenting an update on Silent Spring Institute's research on #PFAS exposures and health effects for @mbccorg.bsky.social's monthly webinar.
register.gotowebinar.com/register/485...