Rick Davis retiring from 20-year career at Waste Water Treatment Plant

Androscoggin River upgrade delayed for at least a year

Rep. Ralph Tucker, a Brunswick Democrat, called it “a great idea” to put off consideration of the proposal in part because he would like to see upstream towns and industries included in the discussion about what ought to be done.

Chemical site cleanup on Maine river to cost more than $180 million

The settlement concerns the site of the HoltraChem Manufacturing plant on the Penobscot River that has been the subject of legal conflicts for more than 2 decades.

Group, state representatives call for sweeping action in Maine in response to ‘forever chemicals’

Defend Our Health, a Portland-based nonprofit group, has worked with two state representatives to introduce seven bills aimed at cleaning up and regulating "forever chemicals" in food, farmland, drinking water and household products.

Survey identifies 237 sites where pollution affected water quality of Belgrade-area Great Pond

7 Lakes Alliance and the Belgrade Lakes Association updated the Great Pond watershed community about efforts to improve water quality in Great Pond.

Environmental regulators say Lewiston scrap metal firm violated clean water laws

Grimmel Industries and two related companies in Oakland and Topsham must pay a $250,000 fine to the EPA and end pollution practices.

Maine towns, businesses face potential 40% increase on wastewater fees

Maine environmental officials say the fee hike is needed to make up for a funding shortfall that is affecting enforcement of water quality laws.

Sustenance fishing rules proposed for Maine waters draw mixed response

The Mills administration negotiated an agreement with tribal leaders this year that proposes tightening water quality standards to better protect the health of people who rely on fishing for sustenance.

Treatment plant discharging into Kennebec River processed runoff possibly laced with ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental and health advocates say the incident highlights the need for more testing and regulation of PFAS in the waste stream and in consumer products.