maine environment
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2020
Lobstermen Down East throw cold water on state plan to protect whales
About 75 people pack the first meeting in the state's monthlong presentation of its proposal, with many complaining that they would give up too much to fix a problem they aren't causing.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2020
Maine’s final plan to protect whales includes fewer lines, and a little slack, for lobstermen
The state proposal calls for the use of weak rope, fewer buoy lines carrying more traps in deeper waters, and flexibility to approve alternative protections to sustain fishermen and regional fishing traditions.
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PublishedDecember 16, 2019
Bath students study sea sustainability
From plant fertilizer made from green crabs to diesel substitute made from algae, Bath middle schoolers have some ideas that may help save the environment.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
A 34 million-gallon sewer leak in Waterville highlights infrastructure needs, official says
Kennebec Sanitary Treatment District Superintendent Timothy LeVasseur said Tuesday that 34 million, not 15 million, gallons of sewage flowed into the Kennebec River when a sewer main broke.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2019
Second Maine lobstering group rejects state’s plan for protecting whales
The state's biggest lobster trade group says the concessions sought by the state are out of proportion with the risk the industry poses to endangered right whales.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2019
Commentary: Imagine a day without water, and how we can prevent that
Most of us want Congress to invest in water infrastructure before our systems fail. Let's make sure lawmakers know it.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Our View: Moosehead developers yield to the inevitable
Ten years after Plum Creek Timber won an expensive rezoning battle, the real estate market had the final word.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches virtual climate center
It will identify solutions to rising sea temperatures in a part of the ocean warming faster than almost any other.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2019
Remediation work continues at site of Gardiner bridge project
The Department of Environmental Protection plans to deploy a geoprobe next week to try to locate the source of petroleum products in the soil next to Cobbosseecontee Stream.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2019
Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry's impact on endangered right whales.
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