Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from ‘forever chemicals,’ but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.
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Maine lawmakers add more environmental hurdles to a possible lithium mine
The new conditions, which would require legislative approval, would double the number of test borings required to prove the area is safe for open-air mining and cut the maximum size of the pit in half.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Mild winter takes a toll on Maine’s outdoor sports, seasonal economy
The 2023-24 winter was devastating for the snowmobile industry and the communities that rely on visitors coming to enjoy Maine’s trails.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World
Indoor farms are remaking the produce market – at a cost to the planet
In Westbrook, Vertical Harvest is building a four-story, 52,000-square-foot vertical farm and is negotiating a deal to supply it with renewable energy.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine gets first application from a farmer who wants to sell contaminated farmland
The request was received on Monday, the first day the state began accepting applications for the $70 million Fund to Address PFAS Contamination.
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Maine Senate passes food scraps disposal ban
The measure would require commercial and industrial-scale food waste producers to donate their edible leftovers and recycle what remains.
Posted inBusiness
A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space
MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.
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Maine House approves food waste recycling mandate
The bill would require some large producers of food waste to find beneficial uses rather than put it into the waste stream.
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Ohio commission awards bids to frack oil and gas under state parks, wildlife areas
Fracking opponents decried the commission as being ‘sheep’ and giving in to corporate greed at the expense of Ohio greenspace.
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Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.