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Links tagged “water quality”
- Forum: Toledo contamination underscores need to protect land around water supplies (8/12/14)
The majority of people living in the United States do not think about their tap water until there is a problem
- To save money, stop flushing the wrong things down the toilet (4/27/14)
Officials concerned with keeping Maine’s water clean are trying to find out what prompts consumers to do the right thing. Their findings may have nationwide implications.
- USDA pledges $29.7 million toward rural Maine wastewater treatment upgrades (4/22/14)
HARTLAND, Maine — Maine’s wastewater infrastructure got a big boost on Earth Day, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture announcing $29.7 million in funding toward upgrades at seven Maine facilities.
- Environmental Journal: Putting a value on Providence’s 415,000 trees (4/12/14)
A recently released study found that Providence’s trees, which cover nearly a quarter of the city, are worth $582 million and provide $4.7 million in annual environmental benefits.
- Maine study suggests arsenic in drinking water could lower intelligence (4/3/14)
Research involving Maine children might represent a breakthrough in efforts to determine whether exposure to arsenic in drinking water, even at very low levels, could lead to reduced intelligence, say scientists who conducted the study.
- State insists on fining Rockland $51,000 after more than 100 wastewater violations (5/2/14)
ROCKLAND, Maine — The city must pay more than $51,000 in penalties, undertake an inspection of all its sewer lines, and submit a plan to correct wastewater treatment deficiencies or face legal action, according to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.
- Maine gets $30 million for sewage systems, but may need more (4/24/14)
With some of Maine’s wastewater treatment systems using parts that date back to the Civil War, state officials welcomed $29.7 million in federal loans and grants announced this week to maintain municipal sewage systems and even build a new one – but one official called those needed projects just “the tip of the iceberg.”
- Maine residents seek state help on arsenic in well water (4/14/14)
When Emily Roderick moved with her husband and two young kids into a Readfield home about 18 months ago, there was radon in the basement and bacteria in the well, but arsenic in the water wasn’t an issue.
- Vermont Yankee discharge permit could require closed-cycle cooling (4/10/14
- Mining Bill Debate centers on Jobs vs. Environment (2/24/14)
AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- Are proposed updates to Maine's mining laws a pathway to economic prosperity in parts of the state that need it badly, like Aroostook County or are they too weak to protect our prized natural resources from harm? That's is what state lawmakers on the Environment and Natural Resources Committee must decide as they hear from people on both sides of the issue.