Maine department of environmental protection
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PublishedNovember 4, 2021
Environmental group calls on state regulator to halt construction of power corridor
The Natural Resources Council of Maine wants state officials to order the work to be halted in light of Tuesday's referendum vote opposing the project.
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PublishedOctober 19, 2021
Should permit for NECEC power line be revoked? Maine regulator hears arguments
The hearing comes two months after a judge ruled that Maine failed to follow proper procedures when it granted the developer a lease to cross two parcels of public land.
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PublishedOctober 12, 2021
Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2021
Another View: Nemitz got it wrong on Question 1, power line project
His Sept. 16 column misunderstands the ballot question’s retroactivity provisions and ignores the transmission line’s benefits.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Willard Beach in South Portland could be closed for days because of oil spill
Cleanup crews are removing used motor oil that likely originated from a Cottage Road service station and was discharged from a storm drain pipe.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2021
Bath’s $1.5 million sewer upgrade project to begin construction next month
A series of construction projects focused on the city's sewer system will take place from September 2021 to June 2022.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2021
CMP, transmission line backers plan to appeal termination of crucial land lease
The companies' announcement of an appeal comes one day after Maine's DEP commissioner initiated the process to suspend New England Clean Energy Connect's permit.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Invasive watermilfoil returns in Cobbossee Lake despite efforts to eradicate the plant
"A lake that becomes really infested (with the invasive Eurasian watermilfoil plant) is absolutely useless to everybody," said John Stanek, vice commodore of the CYC Lake Association.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2021
DEP says no permit violated in clearing Maine woods for corridor transmission line
The 145-mile power line project dubbed the New England Clean Energy Connect would serve as a conduit for up to 1,200 megawatts of Canadian hydropower to reach the New England power grid.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2021
AskME: How do we know if swimming at Maine beaches is safe?
A program called Maine Healthy Beaches monitors conditions at more than 60 locations around the state.
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