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BANGOR, Maine, May 4 (UPI) -- Maine has become the first state to ban fertilizer using sewage sludge containing "forever chemicals" -- synthetic compounds found in items from food wrappers to carpeting that fail to break down in the environment. The move, along with a ban approved last year on all PFAS-containing products, puts Maine at the forefront of the fight against per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which have been linked to a variety of health problems, including cancer and high cholesterol. The chemicals accumulate over decades, filtering into soil, water, plants and animals -- and eventually into people's bloodstreams. "Maine is one of the few states that is really taking this problem seriously and taking action to address the issue," Jared Hayes, a policy analyst with the Envi...

A Maine company that’s developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major testBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated PressJanuary 31, 2021, 9:59 PM• 3 min readShare to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this articleBRUNSWICK, Maine -- A Maine company that's developing a rocket to propel small satellites into space passed its first major test on Sunday.Brunswick-based bluShift Aerospace launched a 20-foot (6-meter) prototype rocket, hitting an altitude of a little more than 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) in a first run designed to test the rocket's propulsion and control systems.It carried a science project by Falmouth High School students that will measure flight metrics such as barometric pressure, a special alloy that's being tested by a New Hampshire company — and a Dutch des...

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Maine passes first PFAS biosolids ban, taking stand against forever chemicals

Maine company successfully launches prototype rocket