Norway releases preliminary report on Hobbs Pond pollution

Testing showed water was contaminated with cow DNA and E. coli at one of the testing sites.

Vast majority of PFAS tests at Lewiston, Auburn sites show water is safe

State testing for PFAS chemicals so far in Lewiston and Auburn has shown all but one site below the standard that would require remediation.

EPA finalizes water rule that repeals Trump-era changes

The regulations protect hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, repealing a Trump-era rule that federal courts had thrown out and that environmentalists said left waterways vulnerable to pollution.

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.

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.

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.

Scientists say we need to put brakes on road salts

De-icing salts end up contaminating lakes and streams and building up in wetlands. The pollution also affects our drinking water.

Lake Auburn’s future needs to be clearer, not green

In its current clearwater state, we are preserving our water quality and money. Greenwater means more toxins and money needed for filtration.

Why the water you’re drinking may be thousands of years old

As surface water diminishes in the Western US, people are drilling deeper wells – and tapping into older groundwater that can take thousands of years to replenish naturally.

Rick Davis retiring from 20-year career at Waste Water Treatment Plant