The Portland nonprofit collects supplies discarded by hospitals and ships them worldwide to others that desperately need them – and reduces medical waste that would otherwise end up in the trash.
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Andy Burt: A lifelong advocate, and she’s not done yet
Grassroots work on a new environmental rights bill and making films about climate justice are the latest – but not last – efforts in the Edgecomb woman’s lifetime of advocacy.
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Committee votes to give DEP more power to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
Maine’s 2 U.S. senators, meanwhile, are asking the Biden administration to allow states to use federal stimulus money to address PFAS contamination.
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Mills seeks more federal support, action on ‘forever chemicals’
In a letter to Maine’s congressional delegation, Gov. Janet Mills wrote that PFAS contamination is ‘a national problem that ultimately requires a federal response.’
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Mills commits state agencies to ‘lead by example’ in climate change fight
The governor said the state will follow a new report’s blueprint for making government operations more climate-friendly.
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Appeals court hears arguments in CMP power line case
At issue is whether the court should reconsider a lower court’s decision that allowed the bulk of construction on the project to continue.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine power line foes sue federal energy department
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine say the department erred in issuing a permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
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Double duty is best – find plants that work for both wildlife and you
Kindergarten lessons, like learning to share, also apply to the garden.
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In the pandemic, takeout containers are everywhere
What are their impacts on the waste stream?
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Maine homeowners seek more time to sue over chemical contamination
‘Everything has been taken away, and there’s nothing that we did,’ said one Fairfield homeowner whose land and water are contaminated by the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS.