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Support Question 2, and Maine's environment
- Kennebec Journal
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6/8/2007 |
| 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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6/8/2007 |
| 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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3/23/2006 |
| 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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Ogunquit Town Column
- SeacoastOnline (new window)
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11/1/2007 |
| 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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10/20/2007 |
| 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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10/11/2007 |
| 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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