Newly released records show more than 22,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam and rinse water recovered after the recent Brunswick spill were trucked to waste incinerators in low-income communities far from Maine’s borders.
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‘A Sand County Almanac’ remains an environmental classic at 75
Aldo Leopold’s book is a landmark of both nature writing and American philosophical thought.
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Brunswick Landing leaders respond to clean water petition over PFAS spill
The petition called on the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority to take action on the compromised safety of private wells following a disastrous toxic foam spill in August.
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Cleanup of toxic foam spill has cost Brunswick’s airport $774,000 so far
The airport authority on the hook for a disastrous firefighting foam spill responded to the Environmental Protection Agency request for information, revealing previously unknown details about the hangar and the hefty cost of environmental cleanup.
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Questions linger around forever chemicals at Brunswick airport’s Hangar 6
Citizen groups and the airport authority on the hook for August’s toxic foam spill weigh in on the debate surrounding citizen PFAS monitoring at the airport.
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$17 million awarded to promote forest sustainability, carbon storage in Maine
Grants awarded by the U.S. Forest Service will pay for private landowners to adopt climate-friendly forestry practices and conserve old-growth forests for carbon storage and help the Penobscot Nation enter carbon market.
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DEP launches next round of well testing in wake of toxic foam spill in Brunswick
The next round of private well testing could show how the disastrous firefighting foam spill at Brunswick Executive Airport in August may have affected the nearby neighborhood.
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To combat an invasive plant, a Peaks Island woman has persuaded her neighbors to adopt endangered trees
Adopt A Tree volunteers are determined to slow the wily Asiatic bittersweet and help preserve biodiversity on the island.
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Maine loon count finds healthy population
The loon count takes place annually on the third Saturday in July – July 20 this year, when 1,624 volunteers turned out across 407 lakes.
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UNE students put sustainability lessons to work locally
The sustainability fellowship program was launched last year to train the next generation of leaders and build an official sustainability network in southern Maine.