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PublishedJune 7, 2019
Senate passes bill calling for state to alert local officials about air quality violations
The measure was introduced after South Portland officials learned in March that a petroleum storage facility had been exceeding emissions limits for years.
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PublishedMay 30, 2019
Air quality monitoring to begin in South Portland next month
The program will address community concerns raised by a federal lawsuit that accused Global Partners LP of violating the Clean Air Act at its petroleum storage facility on the Fore River.
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PublishedMay 22, 2019
Initial test results reveal ‘forever chemicals’ showing up in fertilizer sludge
The findings are among the topics covered at the first meeting of a governor's task force studying PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedMay 19, 2019
Task force on PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ begins work this week
The group created by Gov. Janet Mills will assess contamination sites and may develop cleanup plans, as state environmental regulators collect results from the first statewide testing for contamination in wastewater treatment plant sludge.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2019
State says sludge must be tested for ‘forever chemicals’ before it’s used as fertilizer
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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PublishedJanuary 30, 2019
Lawmakers endorse DEP nominee despite opposition from tribal members
Jerry Reid, Gov. Janet Mills' pick to be environmental commissioner, comes under fire from the Penobscot Nation for his role in water-quality cases as an assistant attorney general.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2018
Maine environmental commissioner stepping down
Paul Mercer, who has led the Department of Environmental Protection since January 2016, is the latest Cabinet member to depart as Gov. Paul LePage's second term winds down.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Ozone levels expected to rise with the temperatures Tuesday along Maine coast
This holiday week looks like a blend of bad air, heat and humidity.
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