Sen. Collins Criticizes USDA's Lack of Responsiveness to PFAS Harming Maine Farmers
May 11, 2022
May 11, 2022
WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on May 10, 2022:
At an Appropriations hearing today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins lambasted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) lack of responsiveness to PFAS contamination that has caused substantial harm to family-owned farms in Maine.
PFAS contamination from wastewater sludge that was spread as fertilizer has prevented some Maine farms from selling their products, creat . . .
At an Appropriations hearing today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins lambasted the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) lack of responsiveness to PFAS contamination that has caused substantial harm to family-owned farms in Maine.
PFAS contamination from wastewater sludge that was spread as fertilizer has prevented some Maine farms from selling their products, creat . . .