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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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
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.
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Posted inLocal & State
Invasive aquatic plant identification class teaches how to recognize invader plants
Instructors told attendees that the important thing is having a “good sense of what makes a plant suspicious” rather than knowing all their names.
Posted inNation & World
EPA moves to give states, tribes more power to protect water
The Trump administration sought to streamline fossil fuel development and made it harder for local officials to block projects.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: 11 tons per mile? Maine has to stop using so much road salt
A new report shows how the state must rethink its winter road maintenance strategy near vulnerable waterways.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Kids deserve a government that takes action to protect their health
The testing of Maine’s schools for lead in the water started last fall, wraps up May 31 and identifies a threat for proper remediation.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Let’s seize opportunity to boost the health of our state’s rivers
With incoming infrastructure funding, Maine should prioritize dam removals over dam repairs and technical fishways.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Lead in water harms red states, too
Some 10 million lead pipes carry – and potentially contaminate – U.S. drinking water. By putting partisan politics aside, members of Congress could solve this.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Give Passamaquoddy Tribe control over its drinking water
Gov. Mills, who does not support the tribe’s effort in its entirety, should put her concerns aside and sign L.D. 906 into law.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Advocates rally for safe drinking water for Passamaquoddy Tribe
Proposed legislation would give the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point more control over their drinking water supply.