Facing up to forever chemicals — a spreading problem
Songbird Farm, perched high on a ridge in Unity, Maine, was once a hub of activity. Now the fields lie fallow and the skeletal frame of the abandoned hoophouse is open to the sky. A passerby might think the property neglected, but the truth is far worse.
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