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Androscoggin River One of Nation's Most Toxic
- ABC channel 8, wmtw (new window)
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2009-10-22 |
| 25,502 Pounds Of Toxic Discharge Released Into River In 2007. | |
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Conservationists’ Win Upheld in Nat’l Cotton Council v. EPA
- Common Dreams.org (new window)
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2009-08-03 |
| The 6th Circuit today issued an order denying the pesticide industry's petition for rehearing in National Cotton Council v. EPA, No. 06-4630. The order effectively upholds the Court's earlier finding that pesticide residuals and biological pesticides constitute pollutants under the Clean Water Act. | |
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Testing the Waters at Maine Beaches
- Maine Public Broadcasting Network (new window)
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2009-07-29 |
| East End Beach in Portland is one of only two beaches in Casco Bay that is regularly tested for water pollution - three times a week. Willard Beach in South Portland is the other. And even though East End has had its share of advisory days this summer because of contaminated runoff caused by heavy rains, Joe Payne of the Waterkeepers Alliance says water quality has improved dramatically in the last 20 years. | |
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Group Calls for More Testing at Maine Beaches
- WCSH6 (new window)
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2009-07-29 |
| The Environmental advocacy group Environment Maine presented the results of a national study at a press conference in Portland. "Our beaches continue to suffer from serious water pollution that puts swimmers at risk," stated Environment Maine's Garrett Schlein. | |
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Court Cancels EPA Clean Water Act Exemption for Pesticides
- Environment News Service (new window)
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2009-01-07 |
| Environmental groups today celebrated their victory as an appeals court vacated a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule that has allowed pesticides to be applied to U.S. waters without a Clean Water Act permit. | |
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Ogunquit Town Column
- SeacoastOnline (new window)
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2007-11-01 |
| Environment Maine reports that by taking action to enact Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) in Maine and across our region there will be a great reduction in global warming pollution (almost 20 percent from power plants by 2019). | |
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Sea change celebrated as clean water quest goes on
- Portland Press Herald (new window)
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2007-10-20 |
| Environment Maine, an advocacy group, released a report this week saying 71 sewage treatment plants, factories and other dischargers around the state - more than 80 percent of Maine's licensed facilities - exceeded their Clean Water Act discharge permits in 2005. The national average was 57 percent of licensed facilities, according to the report. | |
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Environmental Group Calls For More Clean Water Legislation
- News Center WCSH6 (new window)
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2007-10-11 |
| It's been 35 years since Senator Ed Muskie pushed to get the Clean Water Act passed through congress. But one environmental group says more still needs to be done to stop businesses in Maine from over-polluting state waters. | |
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Support Question 2, and Maine's environment
- Kennebec Journal
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2007-06-08 |
| On June 12, Maine voters will be asked whether they support Question 2, an $18.3 million environmental bond package. | |
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Statewide: Water focus of $18.3M bond
- Bangor Daily News: By Kevin Miller
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2007-06-08 |
| Do you favor an $18,300,000 bond issue to support drinking water programs and to support the construction of wastewater treatment facilities that will leverage $49,500,000 in other funds? | |
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Reports details wastewater discharges in Maine
- Boston.com
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2006-03-23 |
| PORTLAND, Maine --More than three-quarters of major industrial and municipal facilities across Maine discharged more pollution into waterways than allowed by their Clean Water Act permits, according to a report issued Thursday. | |
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