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USDA expresses support for Maine PFAS research center during appropriations hearing
3270240 · May 6, 2025
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Summary
Senator Susan Collins asked Secretary Rollins to continue support for an ARS‑University of Maine Center of Excellence on PFAS solutions; Rollins said she is committed and referenced a recent grant to the Maine center.
Senator Susan Collins told the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture that the University of Maine is researching PFAS contamination on agricultural land and that she secured $17 million in fiscal year 2024 for ARS and the university to establish a PFAS Center of Excellence.
"Will you continue to support the partnership between ARS and…
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