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State hearing on PFAS Fund rules hears call to broaden mental-health eligibility for affected farmers
Summary
At an Oct. 28, 2025 public hearing on proposed amendments to DACF rule chapters 400–408, Maine PFAS response director Megan Hennessy told the department the fund’s eligibility test is too narrow and urged expanded access to mental-health supports for producers affected by PFAS contamination. The department is accepting written comments through Nov. 7, 2025.
Beth Valentine, director of the PFAS Fund, opened a public hearing Oct. 28, 2025, on proposed amendments to DACF rule chapters 400–408 that govern administration of Maine’s PFAS Fund. The hearing, held in Augusta and streamed online, included in-person testimony and instructions for submitting written comments through Nov. 7, 2025, at 11:59 p.m.
Megan Hennessy, director of the PFAS Response Program at the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, testified that the draft rules tie eligibility for mental‑health support to exceedances of Maine’s enforceable drinking‑water standard, the state’s soil…
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