The new requirement comes as a farmer in Arundel blames municipal sludge containing PFAS for contaminating his land and dairy herd.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics, Source
Climate bills call for Maine to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels
Seven hours of testimony provide a glimpse into the scope and impact of proposals to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and motor vehicles.
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Posted inHealth, Local & State
Mills forms task force to study impact of ‘forever chemicals’ in Maine
Known as PFAS or PFCs, the chemicals were used for decades in common household products and have also caused contamination near military bases that used firefighting foam containing the compound.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine lawmakers should pass plastic-bag ban
A product so cheap it can be thrown away is creating expensive problems.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills pulls Maine out of governors group that advocates offshore oil and gas
Former Gov. Paul LePage joined the group in 2015 and was the only New England governor in the coalition, staffed by oil and gas lobbyists.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Local & State, Nation & World
Maine could be among first in U.S. to ban plastic bags statewide
With 20 communities already restricting them, and more on the way, the state may take California’s environmental cue.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes, Source
Prepare croutons, and let the compliments roll in
Make them in just a few minutes.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener, Source
To grow (seedlings) or not to grow? That is the question
An inveterate gardener decides – gasp! – to save himself trouble and just buy seedlings.
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘Skip the Straw’ campaign gains momentum in Kennebunk
The Planeteers of Southern Maine says 51 businesses have pledged to eliminating the use of plastic straws by Earth Day on April 22.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: A collaborative project reveals secrets of the snowy owls
Just what are they doing at the Great Lakes in winter?