Maine cautions against eating fish in more ponds and streams due to PFAS
The state is recommending that people limit eating fish from more water bodies in Maine after discovering high levels of
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New study highlights nitrogen levels in Casco Bay
New data collected by Friends of Casco Bay shows the affects land based chemicals can have on Casco Bay. Read
Read moreAuburn mayor backs area lawmakers’ bill to exempt new density rules for lots around Lake Auburn
Lewiston state Sen. Peggy Rotundo has sponsored a bill to exempt house lots around drinking water sources like Lake Auburn
Read moreBusinesses ask lawmakers to relax state PFAS ban
They say the new law is well-intentioned but too broad, too aggressive and too costly for them to follow. Environmental
Read moreMaine fish hatchery agrees to reduce phosphorus discharges
The settlement deals with phosphorus discharged to Alamoosook Lake.Read More
Read moreHundreds gather in Portland for National Seaweed Symposium
Seaweed might be seen as a shoreline nuisance — it’s wet, it stinks, but did you know that seaweed is
Read morePublic invited to help with rockweed science
WINTER HARBOR – Schoodic Institute scientists invite the public to join them in the intertidal zone from June to October
Read more$2M dam project will help open the St. Croix River to sea-run fish
A fishway at the Woodland Dam on the St. Croix River in Baileyville will be modernized thanks to a $2
Read moreState reduces scope of do-not-eat advisory in Fairfield area for wildlife due to ‘forever chemical’ contamination
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife in 2021 had warned people not to eat deer and other game
Read moreState lawmakers consider removing size limits on open-pit metal mines
The current three-acre limit prohibits the mining of a lithium deposit in Newry that could be worth over $1 billion.Read
Read moreUrban Runoff 5k: Raising Money For Water Conservation Programs
THE FUN RUN RAISES MONEY FOR WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS IN LOCAL SCHOOLS. Read More
Read moreRailroad spills 500 gallons of fuel in northern Maine derailment cleanup
The state issued a warning to Canadian Pacific Kansas City on Friday after the company’s clean-up efforts resulted in a
Read moreDerailment cleanup ‘failed to meet expectations,’ Maine official says
Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Melanie Loyzim has put a Canadian company on notice that it must demonstrate more
Read moreAmerican Lung Association says Bangor has 5th cleanest air in the country
Bangor has the fifth-cleanest air of any U.S. city, outranked only by cities in Hawaii, Wyoming and North Carolina, according
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