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Maine May Pause "Environmental Justice" Law to Solve Self-Inflicted Human Waste Problem

Maine May Pause "Environmental Justice" Law to Solve Self-Inflicted Human Waste Problem
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Maine Lawmakers Clash Over Bill to Delay Out-of-State Trash Ban

Lawmakers clashed over a proposal to delay Maine’s ban on out-of-state trash for two years. Supporters say the operator of the state-owned Juniper Ridge

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Maine legislature considers pause in landmark landfill law

Monday’s public hearing before the Environment and Natural Resources Committee considered legislation that would pause the ban, which went into effect in February, for two years.

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To address sludge crisis, Maine officials back delaying restrictions on out-of-state waste

State environmental officials say they support a two-year suspension of new restrictions on out-of-state waste.

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Maine officials back delaying restrictions on out-of-state waste

The delay in the waste restrictions is supposed to give Maine time to find other options for sludge disposal other than at Juniper Ridge.

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Lawmakers clash over bill to delay out-of-state trash ban

Supporters say Maine needs the trash to solve its sludge disposal crisis, but critics say the state-owned landfill should be reserved for in-state waste and accused the operator of prioritizing profits over solving the problem.

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Maine legislature considers pause in landmark landfill law

Casella asks for loosened restrictions on out-of-state trash in light of ban of spreading PFAS-laden sludge

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The showdown behind the scenes of Maine's sludge crisis

Maine's sludge problem has been exacerbated by months of back-and-forth between the state and Casella Waste Systems.

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Letter to the editor: Casella should be looking for alternatives

John Casella apparently thinks that the only way to safely operate our state landfill is to continue importing waste from hundreds of miles away (“Commentary: Managing municipal biosolids is a complex issue that requires collaboration,” March 23). He wants to delay implementation of L.D. 1639, which passed the Maine Senate unanimously. The Casella premise is […]

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New partner selected to restart Hampden trash plant

The deal between the Municipal Review Committee and Innovative Resource Recovery could close by June 2, 2023.

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