The bill would upgrade some sections of the Androscoggin River to a Class B, adding additional water protections for what was once one of the most polluted rivers in America. Environmentalists and recreationalists support the idea. Businesses that use it as a way to get rid of waste do not.
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Proposed bill would upgrade Androscoggin River’s water classification
River advocate Peter Rubins said if approved, the reclassification would become law in time for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which marked the beginning of the river restoration effort.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: A Mainer fought for the Casco Bay, Presumpscot River we enjoy today
Sen. Edmund Muskie mustered the support of enough colleagues to override President Nixon’s veto of the Clean Water Act, and his work continues.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Environmental regulators say Lewiston scrap metal firm violated clean water laws
Grimmel Industries and two related companies in Oakland and Topsham must pay a $250,000 fine to the EPA and end pollution practices.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Insight: Boomers really are OK
Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.
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Woman, 75, drowns when canoe overturns on Androscoggin River
The accident that killed Xiaolian Ding of Silver Spring, Md., happened Wednesday evening near Bethel, officials say.
Posted inCops & Courts, Lewiston-Auburn, News
VIDEO: Auburn police pluck alleged fugitive from river
Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
More rain raises flooding concerns along Maine’s rivers
The Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers are the most vulnerable to flooding.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
A year after boy’s drowning, safety still a concern along the Androscoggin River
A year after a 5-year-old boy was swept away and his 9-year old brother was rescued from the Androscoggin River, city officials and emergency personnel discuss how it has altered safety efforts.
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Family whose son was lost in Androscoggin thanks community at memorial service
Jason McFarland addresses more than 100 well-wishers on the footbridge near where his son Valerio, 5, was swept away, saying ‘that one little man brought all of us together.”