By David Nosnik We recently received an email from Nomhle Mcunu, Community Outreach Coordinator at Consumer Notice, a consumer advocacy organization based in Orlando, Florida. They shared valuable information about PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) to help inform and educate our readers. According to their website, Consumer Notice is “a consumer advocacy organization dedicated to […]
Picture credit Phil9816 at Pixabay The Boston Globe reports on efforts by a Cape Cod community to deal with pollution from poorly maintained, aging septic systems. Follow the entire article at Boston Globe
AGENDA Sustainability Committee Working Session Thursday, January 13, 202211:00 am. This meeting is being held at the Dunaway Center Agenda1.0 Welcome & Call to Order 11:00 AM 1.1 Roll Call 2.0 Ongoing Business2.1 ESC Seminar – planning, set up 2.2 Water Quality Strategic plan a. Review outline, section contentsb. 2013 Plan and comments from DEP […]
Watershed Workshop WORKSHOPSEPTEMBER 20 20216:00 p.m. Hosted by the: Ogunquit Planning Board,with the Conservation Commission, and Sustainability Committee. AN INITIAL WORKSHOP ON THE WATERSHED RELATING TO WATER TESTING, DEVELOPMENT, SEWER AND SEPTIC, AND ORDINANCE COVERAGE. This meeting will be held in person in the Dunaway Center Main Auditorium.Members of the public may attend in person or […]
In a report by FB Environmental Associates, the Ogunquit River is listed as impaired due to the elevated fecal indicator, a development that should be of great interest to all of us, residents and visitors to our “beautiful place by the Sea.” You can read the 2020 Report in its entirety by downloading the following […]
The state’s thriving lobster industry owes a lot to smart fishery conservation measures implemented over the past three decades. But given the Gulf of Maine’s rapid warming, how far can these interventions go? Picture credit: Louis Hansel/Unsplash Published in ecowatch.com by Nicole Greenfield, a writer at NRDC whose articles on religion, the environment, popular culture, and social […]
As published in blogs.cdc.gov /Picture credit: Alvis Taurens / Unsplash In Maine, more than half of all homes rely on private wells for drinking water. Many wells have levels of arsenic, uranium, or other chemicals that can cause serious health effects such as cancer or low birth weight. These contaminants can only be detected through […]
Picture Credit: By Joseph Barrientos at Unsplash Writing for The New York Times, Tatiana Schlossberg explains how companies are trying to prove that conservation, sustainable fishing, and carbon sequestration are profitable. She writes about Marty Odlin, an engineer from Maine who is trying to reverse the ocean’s decline with his company, Running Tide. You can […]
Picture and content from the Ellsworth American Steve Fuller of the Ellsworth American reported on a very creative way of involving our youth in spreading the message of sustainability. In a partnership between the city of Ellsworth, the Hancock County Soil & Water Conservation District and the Down East Family YMCA, the children were painting […]
