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PublishedMay 30, 2023
Intertidal: Sounds of water can direct, inform, as well as comfort
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Residents near Cutler Navy base struggle with ‘forever chemicals’ in water
Many living near the base are receiving bottled water from the government.
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PublishedMay 4, 2023
Intertidal: Fresh-water runoff can have unintended effects on coastal waters
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PublishedApril 12, 2023
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways
The injunction applies to 24 states that filed a lawsuit. Maine is not among them, but New Hampshire is.
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
U.S. floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River
One proposal would force proportional cuts if water levels at Lake Mead fall below a certain level.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2023
Congress approves measure to toss Biden’s water protections
A presidential veto is likely, as Republicans targeted the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, labeling it an environmental overreach that harms business.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2023
Residents ask PUC to investigate Auburn Water District
A group of Lewiston and Auburn residents has filed a complaint with the Maine Public Utilities Commission alleging the Auburn Water District has failed to uphold its duties to ratepayers and has failed to intervene in decision-making that could jeopardize the lake’s water quality.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2023
A quarter of the world’s population lacks safe drinking water, UN says
With agriculture using 70% of all water globally, an expert says, irrigation for crops has to be more efficient – as it is in some countries that now use drip irrigation, which saves water.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes
Environmentalists hail plan to allocate $18 million in additional funds to boost water quality projects for Maine's lakes
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
In Boothbay region, water fluoridation sparks debate about public health and personal choice
Residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport will decide Nov. 8 if they want to continue adding fluoride to public drinking water.