Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Burger King Whopper in a wrapper, left, rests next to a McDonald's Big Mac in a container, in Walpole, Mass., Wednesday, April ...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says more bodies of water in the state have been contaminated by what are ...

A new study led by the Maine Center for Disease Control sheds some light on how harmful PFAS chemicals move from the soil into crops used as livestock feed. Researchers hope it will help farmers ...

The shore of Androscoggin Lake in Wayne is pictured in this October 2014 file photo. Credit: Courtesy of Kennebec Land Trust The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday added six ...

Brook trout are among some of the species the CDC warns anglers against eating from some waters. (Courtesy of Chris Sargent) The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention expanded three ...

BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Officials issuing a warning for anyone that eats fish caught in Maine. The Maine CDC has issued new advisories for how much freshwater fish you eat from some Maine waters due to ...

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Scientific agencies report associations between prenatal PFAS exposure and child health indicators—Legal Claim Assistant offers public information. Pregnancy should be a safe time, but PFAS exposure ...

Data from the long-running HOME study links higher exposure to certain polyfluoroalkyl substances ‘forever chemicals’ with ...

Lansing — The state of Michigan has paid about $116,000 over three years to residents who agree to provide samples of their blood or urine in order to monitor for the presence of chemicals in the ...