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Maine congressional delegation presses Navy for help with Brunswick chemical spill
The Navy still owns the airport hangar where 51,000 gallons of toxic firefighting foam was discharged after an overhead fire suppression system with a deficient service record malfunctioned.
Maine DEP to test Brunswick homeowners’ water for PFAS after foam spill
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has identified about 45 residential properties that staffers will visit this week to speak with homeowners about tests of their drinking water.
PFAS Spill 'Catastrophe' at Former Navy Base in Maine Stokes Concern Amid Military’s National Cleanup
Cleanup continues at the former Brunswick Naval Air Station following a spill of over 50,000 gallons of firefighting foam and water Aug. 19.
Maine lawmakers call for accountability in toxic foam spill in Brunswick
Maine lawmakers plan to hold a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss the toxic firefighting foam release at Brunswick Executive Airport.
Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base
A report shows that a fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar in Maine showed deficiencies about a year before it discharged gallons of firefighting foam containing harmful che
Maine lawmakers ask the Navy for help after massive toxic foam spill
The incident is the largest spill of its kind in Maine’s history and the sixth largest in the country in the last 30 years, a group of lawmakers said. The post Maine lawmakers ask the Navy for help after massive toxic foam spill appeared first on Boston.
More deficiencies found in hangars at Brunswick Executive Airport after foam spill
A report released Wednesday finds system failures in multiple hangars where toxic firefighting foam is being kept in Brunswick.
Maine leaders call on Navy to help with cleanup of toxic foam spill in Brunswick
In a statement Tuesday, a representative from the Navy said the cleanup is the responsibility of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority.
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Brunswick residents lambast MRRA Board and Director over handling of August 19 toxic foam spill
Town leaders and residents both called for the MRRA Board to be reconfigured. Some said Director Kristine Logan should step ...
Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority holds meeting to discuss Brunswick foam spill
The agency in charge of the old Navy base in Brunswick held a meeting Friday night to address the public’s concern after a ...
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Brunswick leaders call for MRRA head’s resignation in wake of faulty inspection revelations
The authority is a quasi-state agency created by the Legislature to manage the redevelopment of the 3,100-acre former Navy ...
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Maine lawmakers press Navy for help with Brunswick chemical spill
“We are further concerned that thousands of gallons of AFFF remain on site as part of the fire suppression systems in additional hangars at Brunswick Landing ... foam for commercial use at ...
Inspection revelations prompt calls for Brunswick Landing chief to step down
Local leaders convened at Brunswick Town Hall Thursday afternoon after revelations that Midcoast Regional Redevelopment ...
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Report shows system deficiencies a year before firefighting foam spill at former Navy base
A fire suppression system at a Brunswick Executive Airport hangar showed deficiencies ... of firefighting foam concentrate ...