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- Maine DEP sets odor intensity scale for human waste composters (8/1/14)
PLYMOUTH — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has set new odor limits for composting facilities that deal with municipal solid waste — including controversial compost manufacturer Soil Preparation Inc.
- Public input enhanced in Maine’s new dam law (7/31/14)
A new law that takes effect Friday will ensure increased public input, greater legislative oversight and more transparency whenever a dam has to be relicensed.
- LePage plan could give dormant dams new life (7/29/14)
The LePage administration is looking anew at Maine’s old dams, mills and hydropower facilities as a way to increase electricity generation. The Governor’s Energy Office wants to hire a consultant to inventory the state’s hydro-electric facilities – both large and small – and recommend regulatory changes to encourage expansion.
- Dixfield selectmen approve warrant for town meeting on wind energy moratorium (7/28/14)
DIXFIELD — The Board of Selectmen voted 4-1 Monday evening to approve a warrant for a special town meeting where residents will vote on whether to enact a 180-day wind energy facility moratorium.
- Quick-charge stations installed as a spark in southern Maine (7/25/14)
Advocates hope to see more electric vehicles on the roads as Greater Portland gets two locations where powering up takes 30 minutes instead of four hours.
- Power bills to rise for CMP customers after decision in controversial rate case (8/4/14)
PORTLAND — Central Maine Power Co. said power bills for residential and small business customers are set to go up an average of $2.07 per month, starting Sept. 1.
- State schedules second meeting about controversial Bagaduce aquaculture (7/30/14)
PENOBSCOT — The Maine Department of Marine Resources plans to hold another community meeting this week about controversial aquaculture operations in the tidal Bagaduce River.
- Wind energy utility leasing more than 7,000 acres of land Down East (7/25/14)
TRESCOTT — Atlantic Wind, a subsidiary of a global utility business, has leased thousands of acres in two coastal communities and is gathering data to assess the feasibility of a wind energy project there.
- Plymouth residents want tougher odor limits placed on sludge processing plant (7/27/14)
NEWPORT — People who live near Soil Preparation Inc., a controversial sludge processing plant in Plymouth, are upset with new draft odor limits set by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that are six times higher than initially proposed.
- Plymouth residents want tougher odor limits placed on sludge processing plant (7/25/14)
NEWPORT — People who live near Soil Preparation Inc., a controversial sludge processing plant in Plymouth, are upset with new draft odor limits set by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection that are six times higher than initially proposed.