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Posted inLocal & State, News
250 customers in North Jay under boil water order after break in line
North Jay Water District customers should boil water for at least one minute before consuming.
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Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Kennebec Water District to hold public hearing on proposed customer rate increases
Members of the public will have opportunity to ask questions and comment on proposed rate increases at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the KWD complex at 131 Drummond Ave. in Waterville.
Posted inBusiness
Startups race to make water out of thin air
Materials that are bigger on the inside than the outside provide a futuristic solution to supply water to an increasingly arid planet.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Local Government, News
Towns ask Legislature to give them ‘teeth’ to deal with violators of shoreland laws
Sebago Lake case involving Auburn businessman spurs bill giving towns more tools to force compliance with state laws.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets
Ceres released an analysis that found most of the assessed companies – including such powerhouses as Coca-Cola, General Mills, and Amazon – have set targets but aren’t close to meeting them.
Posted inNation & World, News
After court curtails federal power, Biden administration weakens clean water protections
The U.S. Supreme Court boosted property rights over concerns about clean water in a May ruling in favor of an Idaho couple who sought to build a house near a lake.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Residents near Cutler Navy base struggle with ‘forever chemicals’ in water
Many living near the base are receiving bottled water from the government.
Posted inNation & World, News
Judge blocks rules intended to protect nation’s waterways
The injunction applies to 24 states that filed a lawsuit. Maine is not among them, but New Hampshire is.
Posted inNation & World
U.S. floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River
One proposal would force proportional cuts if water levels at Lake Mead fall below a certain level.