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New offset agreement provides funds for tribe, protects species

New offset agreement provides funds for tribe, protects species by Edward French The Passamaquoddy Tribe has entered into another environmental offset program that will generate funds for the tribe as its lands compensate for ecological impacts at other locations. With the tribe already having received millions through the carbon credit program, with its lands in Maine offsetting emissions from polluters on the other side of the country, it now has approved an agreement for an easement on its blueberry barrens to offset loss of habitat for a protected species at a new solar farm just down the coast in Maine.

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Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on forever chemicals

Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’ The debate in Augusta over health standards for PFAS is occurring against a backdrop of a growing contamination hotspot in central Maine. Share Judy Poulin and others in Fairfield have been instructed to stop using their well water for drinking and cooking because of high levels of PFAS. The federal government’s former top toxicologist testified Tuesday in support of setting tougher limits in Maine on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water, but cautioned the state may want to be even more aggressive. Maine lawmakers are considering nearly a dozen bills seeking to address growing concerns about contamination with PFAS, a class of widely used industrial chemicals that have been linked to health problems. Frustrated by slow federal action, groups are pushing for Maine to join a handful of other states – including Massachusetts and Vermont – in setting an aggressive health

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Lawmakers in New York, Maine name packaging EPR among top priorities at Plastics Recycling Conference

Dive Brief: Extended producer responsibility (EPR) bills for packaging are among the top priorities for lawmakers in New York and Maine, panelists said at the Plastics Recycling Conference April 7. New York Sen. Todd Kaminsky said he thinks his EPR bill has a fair chance of passing before the state’s legislative session ends in June, even though environmental groups such as the New York League of Conservation voters said they were disappointed the bill was not included in the recently passed state budget. Maine Rep. Nicole Grohoski, who is drafting a similar packaging bill she plans to introduce soon, is already promoting the measure as a way to increase the state’s recycling rate. The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) anticipates a rival bill, possibly backed by packaging industry group AMERIPEN, also could be introduced soon.

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Community Compass: Group needs help with North Pond water quality

Community Compass: Group needs help with North Pond water quality
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Heavy equipment garage to go up in Gouldsboro - The Ellsworth American

Heavy equipment garage to go up in Gouldsboro - The Ellsworth American
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