Water
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2023
Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes
Environmentalists hail plan to allocate $18 million in additional funds to boost water quality projects for Maine's lakes
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PublishedOctober 17, 2022
In Boothbay region, water fluoridation sparks debate about public health and personal choice
Residents of Boothbay, Boothbay Harbor and Southport will decide Nov. 8 if they want to continue adding fluoride to public drinking water.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2022
Jackson water crisis deepens as Mississippi deploys National Guard
Officials began distributing water to city residents who for days have struggled as the state capital's water facility foundered.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2022
Mississippi capital city doesn’t have drinkable water and doesn’t know when it will
Both the state's governor and president Biden have declared a state of emergency to try to resolve multiple problems that have been decades in the making.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2022
Mississippi capital: Water everywhere, not a drop to drink
Jackson, Miss., has too much on the ground after heavy rainfall in the past week, and not enough safe water coming through the pipes for people to use.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
Our View: The acceptable level of ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water is zero
The sooner Maine’s standards reflect this, the better, recent findings at more than half a dozen schools show.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Despite drought, Poland Spring wants to extract more water in Hollis
Some residents oppose the bottling giant’s proposal to double its withdrawal from 30 million gallons of water a year to 60 million.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2022
Arizona, Nevada hit with water cuts but rebuff call for deeper ones
Lake Mead is currently less than a quarter full and the 7 states overall that depend on its water missed a federal deadline to announce proposals on plans to cut additional water use next year.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2022
Coastal Maine enters severe drought conditions as dry weather continues
Eight counties on the coast have gone from moderate to severe drought status since last week, according to the latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2022
Our View: Maine has crossed a drought threshold
For the third consecutive summer, the state is in dire need of rainfall. Despite our mostly adequate water supply, it’s not too soon to think seriously about conserving water.