While the CDC finds the kits provide ‘actionable’ information about water quality, they cannot be used to unlock state-funded filtration systems.
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Maine’s largest oil power plant wants to skirt clean air requirements
Neighbors and environmentalists are pushing back on the state’s proposal to allow Wyman Station to avoid more than $100 million in emission upgrades.
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Volunteers fish for odd objects while cleaning up Scarborough Marsh
For over 40 years, people have volunteered at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center’s yearly spring cleanup.
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Portlanders mark Earth Day by cleaning up city parks, neighborhoods
Volunteers welcomed Saturday’s spring weather as they headed outside with grabbers and trash bags.
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UNE receives $5M gift for public and environmental health institute
The donation from the founder of IDEXX Laboratories will support the new David Evans Shaw Institute of Public and Planetary Health.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine fishermen net federal status as ‘farmers of the sea’
The launch of a seafood office in the US Department of Agriculture signals a shift in national food policy, allowing fishing families to tap into the same safety nets offered to traditional farmers.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
A federal retreat from Maine’s woods
As the U.S. Forest Service shrinks its local footprint, Maine leaders worry the federal government is handing off responsibilities without enough resources.
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How to celebrate Earth Day in southern Maine
Many communities throughout southern Maine are hosting cleanup events, fairs and other celebrations.
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Maine makes a high-stakes bet to protect its waterways
With extreme weather on the rise, the state is embracing an ancient, low-tech method of using dormant cuttings to stabilize shorelines.
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Sanford residents raise concerns about environmental impact of proposed sludge plant
Attendees at a public forum Thursday questioned representatives from Aries Clean Technologies over their plan to build a PFAS-destroying facility that would heat sewage sludge to over 2,220 degrees. Many of the responses were met with jeers and boos.