The planned housing complex along the Presumpscot River is 1 of 5 projects to receive federal brownfield cleanup grants or low-interest loans through the Greater Portland Council of Governments.
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Portland City Council rejects $9.3M jetport parking lot, renews Back Cove Festival through 2028
Councilors heard public comment Monday night from residents who overwhelmingly opposed the lot but supported the festival in Payson Park.
Trump administration moves forward with clawing back $62 million in low-income solar grants for Maine
The Governor’s Energy Office said Friday that it had received a termination letter from the Environmental Protection Agency for funding it had promised last year.
Mainers line up for the water at these 3 roadside springs | Column
All in Oxford County, they’re the only ones regulated by the state.
After hailing them as important, EPA cancels PFAS research grants
Termination notices to Maine grant recipients said the work was ‘no longer consistent with EPA funding priorities.’ At least 2 of the 3 Maine recipients plan to appeal the termination.
Maine Climate Council says it’s ‘not all doom and gloom’ amid concerns about federal cuts
The council working to achieve state goals to reduce climate change emissions says it is still on track despite some funding disruptions.
New leader of embattled Brunswick Landing authority outlines priorities
On his first day as executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority, Daniel Stevenson spoke with The Times Record about his priorities for remediation following August’s chemical spill.
New administration sparks uncertainty for Brunswick PFAS spill cleanup
Local officials are waiting for what comes next at the federal level while they continue to grapple with a toxic chemical spill.
Forever chemicals in sludge fertilizer pose cancer risk, EPA says
Draft findings published Tuesday echo what Maine has been saying since 2022, when it became the first state to ban the use of sludge as fertilizer because of high concentrations of harmful PFAS.
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.