U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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PublishedOctober 19, 2022
Kennebec Property Services — the ‘Maine Cabin Masters’ — settles with US EPA over violations of lead paint safety rules
The Manchester-based company featured on a Discovery network reality TV show has paid a $16,500 fine and will dedicate airtime to educating the public about federal lead safety rules surrounding home renovations.
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PublishedJune 16, 2022
Even trace amounts of PFAS chemicals pose health risk, new federal advisory says
Under the new guidance, Maine's PFAS problem would challenge public water districts that serve hundreds of thousands of customers, not just rural residents and farmers who rely on well water.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2022
In Saco, EPA chief says federal infrastructure funds will help Maine offset costs of adapting to sea level rise
The city's wastewater treatment plant, one of six in Maine seen as vulnerable to rising ocean levels, will need $54 million to remain above water.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2021
Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills
The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination.
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PublishedMay 12, 2021
U.S. has entered unprecedented climate territory, EPA warns
The agency releases a disturbing account of the startling changes that Earth's warming had on parts of the United States during President Donald Trump's term.
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PublishedApril 8, 2021
Dutch company operating in South Portland fined by EPA
Federal regulators say Quick Plug N.A. mishandled a potentially hazardous chemical.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2021
EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers appointed by Trump
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the move will help restore the role of science at the agency and reduce the influence of industry over environmental regulations.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2021
Our View: Maine has catching up to do on ‘forever chemicals’
Legislators should follow the latest research, which shows the industrial chemicals may be unsafe at very low levels.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Pingree to chair powerful appropriations panel overseeing Interior and EPA
She becomes one of the House’s 12 'cardinals' who shape the federal funding priorities over their respective congressional fiefdoms.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
North Carolina regulator Michael Regan is Biden’s choice for EPA administrator
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.