Based on the risks to water quality and sea life, an application for two 60-acre salmon farms off Bar Harbor should be rejected.
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, News
50 years after the Clean Water Act, the Androscoggin River has changed dramatically
The river is the cleanest it’s been in more than a century.
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Posted inLocal & State
Maine requires larger communities to step up fight against stormwater pollution
Thirty Maine communities have to meet new stormwater permit requirements that include testing and tighter development rules.
Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
Vegan Kitchen: ‘Ghost’ gear haunts Maine waters, threatening wildlife
A diver’s discoveries shed light on an intensifying marine menace: Discarded fishing lines and nets, broken buoys and traps.
Posted inLocal & State
Communities across Maine secure $24.2 million to address contaminated sites
The funding is part of the $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Law passed in November 2021 that identifies money to address infrastructure needs across the United States.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Public forum scheduled on impaired, threatened waterways in Falmouth
The council will vote on funding for improvements in April.
Posted inNorthern Forecaster, The Forecaster
Falmouth to test its waters for pesticides, fertilizers for first time
The town wants to determine the local impact of pollutants carried by storm water or snowmelt that can damage aquatic life.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Ship’s anchor may have caused California oil spill
One environmental group decried a lack of initial coordination among the Coast Guard and local officials in dealing with the spreading oil slick.
Posted inNation & World
Turkey launches effort to vacuum up thick layer of ‘sea snot’ choking its coast
Scientists say that untreated sewage, agricultural runoff and other pollution are responsible for the phenomenon, but that warming water temperatures caused by climate change appear to be making it even worse.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Androscoggin River upgrade delayed for at least a year
Rep. Ralph Tucker, a Brunswick Democrat, called it “a great idea” to put off consideration of the proposal in part because he would like to see upstream towns and industries included in the discussion about what ought to be done.