water
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PublishedApril 23, 2022
Commentary: Lead in water harms red states, too
Some 10 million lead pipes carry – and potentially contaminate – U.S. drinking water. By putting partisan politics aside, members of Congress could solve this.
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PublishedApril 15, 2022
Our View: Give Passamaquoddy Tribe control over its drinking water
Gov. Mills, who does not support the tribe’s effort in its entirety, should put her concerns aside and sign L.D. 906 into law.
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PublishedApril 11, 2022
Advocates rally for safe drinking water for Passamaquoddy Tribe
Proposed legislation would give the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point more control over their drinking water supply.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Supreme Court to weigh limits on reach of Clean Water Act
The new court case, to be argued in the fall, tests the reach of the Clean Water Act beyond rivers, lakes and streams.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2022
Commentary: The cybersecurity risk to our water supply is real. We must prepare.
An alert employee stopped an attempt to poison a water system in Florida last February, but we may not be so lucky the next time.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2021
Maine expects nearly $2.4 billion from Biden infrastructure package
More money will help address a backlog of work on highways, bridges, water and sewer pipes, and other physical structures Mainers rely on every day.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2021
Commentary: Even the best climate forecasts are still shaded by clouds
More certain than ever about global warming, scientists still struggle to understand the role of water in the atmosphere.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2021
America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns
Maine's junior senator said the nation faces "an extremely dangerous situation" until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2021
Maine Voices: Water control as political tool is playing out across the world
The struggles of Palestinians and the people of Maine for water rights and environmental justice are linked.
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PublishedNovember 23, 2020
Coastal harm from invading saltwater ‘happening right now’
Risks are rising faster than predicted for coastal residents from Long Island, New York, to the Gulf Coast as saltwater invades from above and below ground.