androscoggin river
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PublishedDecember 29, 2020
Proposed bill would upgrade Androscoggin River’s water classification
River advocate Peter Rubins said if approved, the reclassification would become law in time for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which marked the beginning of the river restoration effort.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Maine Voices: A Mainer fought for the Casco Bay, Presumpscot River we enjoy today
Sen. Edmund Muskie mustered the support of enough colleagues to override President Nixon’s veto of the Clean Water Act, and his work continues.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
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.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
Insight: Boomers really are OK
Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
Woman, 75, drowns when canoe overturns on Androscoggin River
The accident that killed Xiaolian Ding of Silver Spring, Md., happened Wednesday evening near Bethel, officials say.
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PublishedJune 16, 2019
VIDEO: Auburn police pluck alleged fugitive from river
Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.
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PublishedApril 26, 2019
More rain raises flooding concerns along Maine’s rivers
The Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers are the most vulnerable to flooding.
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PublishedApril 23, 2019
A year after boy’s drowning, safety still a concern along the Androscoggin River
A year after a 5-year-old boy was swept away and his 9-year old brother was rescued from the Androscoggin River, city officials and emergency personnel discuss how it has altered safety efforts.
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PublishedMay 24, 2018
Family whose son was lost in Androscoggin thanks community at memorial service
Jason McFarland addresses more than 100 well-wishers on the footbridge near where his son Valerio, 5, was swept away, saying 'that one little man brought all of us together."
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PublishedMay 14, 2018
Kayaking instructor finds body of boy swept away by Androscoggin 3 weeks ago
Christopher Lane of Litchfield was less than an hour into his first day of searching when he found Valerio McFarland about 5 miles downstream from where the 5-year-old fell into the river on April 24.