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Maine department of environmental protection

Published
August 30, 2019

Monmouth replaces culvert on Sanborn Road

Culvert had flooded ‘repeatedly’ where a marsh feeds into Jug Stream.
Published
August 18, 2019

State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost

But state regulators say consumers are unlikely to be exposed to high levels over a prolonged period.
Published
August 16, 2019

Remediation work continues at site of Gardiner bridge project

The Department of Environmental Protection plans to deploy a geoprobe next week to try to locate the source of petroleum products in the soil next to Cobbosseecontee Stream.
Published
August 15, 2019

Arundel farmers say their blood samples show high levels of ‘forever chemicals’

Fred and Laura Stone's dairy farm has been shut down because of contamination from PFAS they say got into their water, soil and cows' milk from municipal sludge used as fertilizer.
Published
August 13, 2019

Maine Voices: How to measure, remedy air pollution from tanks is major challenge for South Portland

The best approaches take into account a vulnerable population and use effective vapor recovery technology.

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Published
July 28, 2019

State admits it was wrong to resist federal crackdown on oil tank pollution

From 2011 to this year, the Maine DEP sided with oil companies and ignored Environmental Protection Agency attempts to rein in hazardous emissions from tanks in South Portland and Searsport.
Published
July 26, 2019

DEP disputes reports of dirty water, saying most Maine beaches free from contamination

The state responds after Environment America lists the number of potentially unsafe beach days each state had last year because of water quality concerns.
Published
July 24, 2019

Global oil terminal in South Portland violated air-quality standards again, state says

The Department of Environmental Protection informed city officials, as required by a law passed after a lawsuit accused Global Partners of violating the Clean Air Act for several years.
Published
July 17, 2019

Gardiner bridge project paves way for cleanup of decades-old contaminants

In conjunction with the bridge replacement project over Cobbosseecontee Stream, state environmental officials are cleaning up contamination caused by successive businesses in the city's historic industrial corridor.
Published
July 9, 2019

Market shifts prompt bill to shore up Maine recycling programs

The state's environmental agency is drafting legislation to prod manufacturers to pay a portion of recycling costs, while cities and towns grapple with what to do with their recyclables now.