Water filtration systems that the state has been installing in Mainers’ homes appear to be removing detectable levels of harmful forever chemicals, but no one knows if they achieve the much lower levels deemed safe by the EPA.
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State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting
In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Photos: Skowhegan-area students consider careers, one STEM at a time
About 100 juniors from Skowhegan Area High School participated in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Career Exploration event Thursday at the school. All photos taken by Rich Abrahamson/Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
State workers clean up diesel fuel spill following collision in Clinton
Clinton police Chief Rusty Bell says a 70-gallon fuel tank on a dump truck was pierced when a car ran a stop sign and hit the truck, causing diesel fuel to spill along the road.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Local & State
New law to help tackle invasive plants that have troubled Cobbossee Lake for nearly 5 years
State task force must submit report by Jan. 15, 2023, with policy recommendations for better controlling invasive aquatic plant species at Maine lakes.
Posted inBusiness, Uncategorized
Walgreens amends bottle deposit fee issues
Sun Media Group reporters returned to Walgreens Tuesday, April 5, and were all charged the correct five-cent fee on applicable bottles.
Posted inBusiness
Is Walgreens overcharging bottle deposit fee in Maine stores?
The company is only supposed to charge 5 cents for beverage containers in the state of Maine as a part of the state’s “Bottle Bill” program, but customers are currently incurring 15-cent fees at locations across Western Maine.
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Potholes, road salt and climate change: Warmer Maine winters raise new concerns
Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine.
Posted inLocal & State, Local Government, Morning Sentinel, News
Thorndike residents give OK to construction of salt and sand shed
The $539,000 shed is necessary because the Maine Department of Environmental Protection in 2019 cited the town after a stockpile of salt and sand contaminated a nearby stream.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Thorndike to vote again on long-contested sand and salt shed
A building was approved last year at the annual town meeting but cost estimates have shifted and residents will choose between two options at a special meeting Saturday.