A new bill in Maine's legislature would require health insurers to cover blood tests for PFAS exposure, potentially helping thousands of residents in contaminated areas access critical health screening.
Measure could impact an estimated 450,000 contaminated properties across the United States while spurring economic development in affected communities.
While this won't replace regular chimney maintenance or eliminate the need for proper venting systems, it's an important step toward making chimneys more sustainable.
The cleanup is funded through the $5.15 billion Tronox settlement reached in 2014, which allocated $1 billion specifically for remediating 50 uranium mines across the Navajo Nation.