Mainers have experienced only 1 day with unhealthy ozone concentrations this year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says.
air pollution
Posted inLocal & State, News
Air pollution monitoring ramps up in South Portland
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection installs a fourth air quality monitoring station in a unique citywide program.
advertisement
Posted inNation & World, News
EPA targets California over air quality
The Trump administration says it needs to address the problem or risk losing federal highway funds.
Posted inThe Forecaster
City and DEP team up to monitor air quality on West End
The additional air quality monitor is part of Portland’s smart cities effort and climate action planning work.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Uncategorized
Terminal operator says it’s taking steps to clear the air in South Portland
CEO Eric Slifka says Global Partners wants to be ‘a good neighbor,’ as the company announces changes that exceed the mandates of a proposed consent decree targeting air pollution.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Carmakers are smart to ignore Trump’s rollback of fuel-economy standards
The clean-car standard is one of the most important federal environmental and public health policies.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
DEP tells South Portland council that air testing program will take time
Residents want answers about emissions from petroleum tank farms, but state environmental officials say definitive results won’t be available for months.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland
The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.
Posted inLocal & State, Nation & World, News
State admits it was wrong to resist federal crackdown on oil tank pollution
From 2011 to this year, the Maine DEP sided with oil companies and ignored Environmental Protection Agency attempts to rein in hazardous emissions from tanks in South Portland and Searsport.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Global oil terminal in South Portland violated air-quality standards again, state says
The Department of Environmental Protection informed city officials, as required by a law passed after a lawsuit accused Global Partners of violating the Clean Air Act for several years.