The EPA has reinstated two of three terminated Maine-based grants for PFAS research, awarded to the Mi’kmaq Nation and the University of Maine, without explanation. The third grant, for the Passamaquoddy Tribe, remains unresolved. The original terminations drew criticism for lacking transparency and contradicting the agency’s stated priorities. Rep. Chellie Pingree and researchers condemned the cuts, calling them politically driven and harmful to environmental progress.

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