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PublishedApril 22, 2024
Maine to extend solar power to low-income communities, helped by $62 million from Washington
Maine's programs are intended to bring solar power to renters and homeowners, rural and urban households and others that may not be well-suited for on-site solar.
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PublishedApril 19, 2024
EPA designates 2 forever chemicals as hazardous substances, eligible for Superfund cleanup
A group that represents the chemical industry says it strongly opposes the Environmental Protection Agency's designation of two forever chemicals used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances.
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PublishedApril 9, 2024
New EPA rule says 218 U.S. chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions likely to cause cancer
The new regulation will reduce ethylene oxide and chloroprene emissions by nearly 80%, officials say.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Three Maine companies hit with environmental penalties
Firms in Portland, Old Town and Milbridge agree to pay fines in cases centered around potentially damaging chemicals.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2023
The EPA’s ambitious plan to cut auto emissions to slow climate change runs into skepticism
The Environmental Protection Agency in April announced new strict emissions limits that the agency says are vital to slowing climate change as people around the globe endure record-high temperatures, raging wildfires, and intense storms.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2023
10 states plan to sue EPA over standards for residential wood-burning stoves
State officials say that the EPA's standards aren't good enough and that the agency's testing and certification program is so ineffective that it has failed to ensure even those standards.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
EPA proposal would tighten limits on PFAS in Maine water
While Maine's drinking water standards are already forcing many water providers to install treatment systems, the proposed national limits are even stricter and would force more suppliers to filter drinking water or find new sources.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Communities await first U.S. limits on ‘forever chemicals’
The EPA is expected to propose restrictions on harmful 'forever chemicals' in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable.
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PublishedDecember 30, 2022
EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes
The regulations protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2022
From thriving industry to ‘no man’s land’: Sanford looks to revive mill district
Officials say a $1 million bond is key to revitalization efforts, including the clean up of dozens of brownfield sites throughout the city.
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