State task force must submit report by Jan. 15, 2023, with policy recommendations for better controlling invasive aquatic plant species at Maine lakes.
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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.
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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.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
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.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine should stop spreading PFAS
So-called ‘forever chemicals’ build up and never break down in soil, water and human bodies.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine predicts a steep price to fight forever chemicals
Soil and water testing, bottled water and filtration systems at farms, factories and landfills where PFAS chemicals have tainted the well water could cost up to $20 million a year, says DEP Commissioner Melanie Loyzim.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Forever chemical risk identified throughout Maine
The Department of Environmental Protection will test for PFAS contamination at hundreds of licensed sludge and septage dispersal sites across the state, but some people aren’t waiting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
Bill looks to eliminate ‘loophole’ that allows spreading sewage sludge
Officials from the Lewiston Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority and the Portland Water District testified against the proposal.