pollution

Published
May 5, 2022

Mainers warned not to eat PFAS-contaminated freshwater fish

The advisories are based on new Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention consumption advice for different levels of PFAS, so-called 'forever chemicals.'
Published
March 13, 2022

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.
Published
February 22, 2022

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.
Published
February 8, 2022

Turtles dying from eating trash show plastics scourge in UAE

Marine experts are finding plastic bags, bottle caps, rope and fishing nets in the animals' stomachs.
Published
December 27, 2021

Letter: There’s still time to address pollution
Published
December 19, 2021

Bedside table: Hometown on the page
Published
December 13, 2021

Banned decades ago, PCBs still posing threat to wildlife

Researchers in New Hampshire are investigating the potential link between PCBs and population declines of loons.
Published
July 27, 2021

Maine Voices: Corporate polluters should pay the tab for Maine’s climate damages

The time-honored way to make that happen is through the courts of our state.
Published
June 28, 2021

A ton of beach trash earns Portland resident sustainability award

Mary Vertz and her group Casco Bay Cleanup Project receive ecomaine's eco-Excellence award for their successful efforts.
Published
June 23, 2021

Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’

One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation's strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.