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Maine may give residents money to treat contaminated wells
The House unanimously passes a bill that would help homeowners treat contaminated drinking water wells.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Potholes, road salt and climate change: Warmer Maine winters raise new concerns
Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO Lisa Pohlmann to retire
Pohlmann has been involved with the council for 22 years and is its first female chief executive.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. officials reverse course on pesticide’s harm to wildlife
Environmentalists say the changes have few benefits and the assumption that malathion users will follow the guidelines is unrealistic.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: The forest edge is a critical environmental zone, and you can enhance it
For many wild creatures, living on the edge has benefits.
Posted inMaine, News
Legislators hear arguments for, against upgrading Androscoggin River classification
Upgrading the river would mean raising the minimum water quality standards the state is required to maintain by law.
Posted inMaine
Relief fund created to help Maine farmers deal with forever chemicals
Maine Farmland Trust and the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association have raised $255,000 to create a short-term financial safety net for those affected by PFAS.
Posted inBusiness, New England, News
New Hampshire reaches $25 million deal with Monsanto over PCBs
The state says nearly 50 years of contamination polluted over 100 waterways requiring numerous fish advisories.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
NECEC lays out legal argument against power line ban in newly filed legal briefs
The developers of the 145-mile transmission line are appealing a lower court’s ruling to the state supreme court, saying it is unconstitutionally retroactive.