Rising average temperatures are expected to create more safety hazards for motorists and more pollution for Maine.
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Posted inLocal Government, Maine, 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.
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Posted inMaine, 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, Maine, 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 inMaine, 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, Maine, 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.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Outdoors
Conservation groups seek new rules to protect Maine lakes from invasive species
Maine’s thousands of pristine lakes and ponds have largely avoided widespread infestations, but the state’s luck could run out without more protections, advocates say.
Posted inMaine
Broader testing for ‘forever chemicals’ to intensify in the new year
The state’s investigation into contamination caused by the chemicals has grown exponentially since tainted milk was discovered at a Fairfield dairy farm in 2020.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
Department of Environmental Protection investigating potential PFAS contamination in Bowdoinham
Maine DEP identified 34 communities, including Bowdoinham, as high-priority sites for PFAS chemical investigation in October.