An EPA lawsuit has raised concerns about the health impacts and government oversight of six petroleum companies that have been doing business on South Portland’s waterfront for decades.
Kelley Bouchard
Staff Writer
Kelley writes about some of the most critical aspects of Maine’s economy and future growth, including transportation, immigration, retail and small business, commercial development and tourism, with emphasis on consumer issues, sustainability and minority ownership. Her wider experience includes municipal and state government, education, history, human rights, health and elder care, the environment and the housing crisis. A Maine native and University of Maine graduate, she was a college intern for two summers at the former Lewiston Evening Journal. She previously worked at the Ipswich Chronicle, Beverly Times and Salem Evening News in Massachusetts. Favorite pastimes include gardening, cooking for family and friends, streaming foreign TV series and kayaking at camp.
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Bay State company agrees to design sports complex at Scarborough Downs
The Edge Sports Group of Bedford, Massachusetts, is conducting a study to determine what types of athletic and recreational amenities would be included.
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Is South Portland the ‘greenest’ city in Maine? It’s a leader, for sure
From building the state’s largest municipal solar array to taking on an international oil company, Maine’s fourth-largest city just might be its most environmentally active.
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South Portland-Montreal pipeline pitched as alternative route for CMP line
Rep. Chris Kessler, D-South Portland, offers an emergency bill suggesting the Portland Pipe Line corridor replace the controversial route now proposed.
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South Portland presses DEP officials for help monitoring emissions from oil tanks
DEP chief Gerald Reid says he’ll help the city establish an air quality monitoring program but resources are limited after eight years of ‘starvation’ under former Gov. Paul LePage.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News, Outdoors
Annual frog migration brings out amphibian fans in Cumberland
Volunteers came Sunday to help frogs and salamanders cross Range Road, but the most movement likely happened after midnight, when the human visitors were gone.
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EPA lawsuit over South Portland oil tanks raises neighborhood fears
Disagreement between federal and state regulators leaves people who live near petroleum tanks in South Portland feeling violated and poisoned.
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While oil company denies violation, South Portland residents air fears over pollution lawsuit
Many question why city officials weren’t notified that Global Partners LP has been violating the Clean Air Act for years, even as city attorneys say the state disputes the EPA findings.
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South Portland council to hold public discussion of EPA lawsuit against petroleum company
Mayor Claude Morgan said city officials want to host a transparent review of the federal agency’s lawsuit and proposed settlement with Global Partners LP.
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EPA surprised South Portland with emissions lawsuit against petroleum facility
City officials question why the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t tell them that Global Partners has been violating the federal Clean Air Act for more than a decade.