The new court case, to be argued in the fall, tests the reach of the Clean Water Act beyond rivers, lakes and streams.
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Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: The cybersecurity risk to our water supply is real. We must prepare.
An alert employee stopped an attempt to poison a water system in Florida last February, but we may not be so lucky the next time.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine expects nearly $2.4 billion from Biden infrastructure package
More money will help address a backlog of work on highways, bridges, water and sewer pipes, and other physical structures Mainers rely on every day.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Even the best climate forecasts are still shaded by clouds
More certain than ever about global warming, scientists still struggle to understand the role of water in the atmosphere.
Posted inLocal & State
America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns
Maine’s junior senator said the nation faces “an extremely dangerous situation” until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Water control as political tool is playing out across the world
The struggles of Palestinians and the people of Maine for water rights and environmental justice are linked.
Posted inNation & World
Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’
Risks are rising faster than predicted for coastal residents from Long Island, New York, to the Gulf Coast as saltwater invades from above and below ground.
Posted inLocal & State
Testing reveals no contaminants in Skowhegan drinking water
‘Do Not Drink’ order remains in force, but could be lifted by Monday evening, according to Maine Water Co.
Posted inLocal & State
Benton mobile home park residents struggling with water shortage
Residents at the Averill Mobile Home Park in Benton do not have enough water, and measures taken to increase the supply are not helping much.
Posted inNation & World
Washington state opens groundwater fight against bottled water companies
Local activists throughout the country, including in Maine, say bottling companies are taking their water virtually for free, depleting the resource, then packaging it in plastic bottles and shipping it elsewhere for sale.