The Department of Environmental Protection has been overseeing the removal of contaminated material for about six weeks, but the project will wrap soon so that the bridge replacement project won’t be delayed.
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Monmouth replaces culvert on Sanborn Road
Culvert had flooded ‘repeatedly’ where a marsh feeds into Jug Stream.
State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost
But state regulators say consumers are unlikely to be exposed to high levels over a prolonged period.
Remediation work continues at site of Gardiner bridge project
The Department of Environmental Protection plans to deploy a geoprobe next week to try to locate the source of petroleum products in the soil next to Cobbosseecontee Stream.
Arundel farmers say their blood samples show high levels of ‘forever chemicals’
Fred and Laura Stone’s dairy farm has been shut down because of contamination from PFAS they say got into their water, soil and cows’ milk from municipal sludge used as fertilizer.
Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland
The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.
State admits it was wrong to resist federal crackdown on oil tank pollution
From 2011 to this year, the Maine DEP sided with oil companies and ignored Environmental Protection Agency attempts to rein in hazardous emissions from tanks in South Portland and Searsport.
DEP disputes reports of dirty water, saying most Maine beaches free from contamination
The state responds after Environment America lists the number of potentially unsafe beach days each state had last year because of water quality concerns.
Global oil terminal in South Portland violated air-quality standards again, state says
The Department of Environmental Protection informed city officials, as required by a law passed after a lawsuit accused Global Partners of violating the Clean Air Act for several years.
Gardiner bridge project paves way for cleanup of decades-old contaminants
In conjunction with the bridge replacement project over Cobbosseecontee Stream, state environmental officials are cleaning up contamination caused by successive businesses in the city’s historic industrial corridor.