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Poland Spring, sister brands, boost recycling effort with food bank partnership
May 11, 2021Blue Triton Brands, which owns the Maine water company and other regional brands, is donating a half-liter of water to Feeding America food banks for every bottle consumers pledge to recycle.
May 11, 2021
Kennebec Land Trust develops a conservation cemetery in Fayette
May 5, 2021The Winthrop-based land trust has carved out 10 acres of its new Baldwin Hill Conservation Area for a green burial cemetery, another way to preserve the land that KLT hopes others in the state will follow.
May 5, 2021
Bank, environmental group partner to plant orchard at Ecology School in Saco
May 3, 2021Fruit trees and nut shrubs will form an educational orchard that fits the environmental school’s overall mission.
May 3, 2021
Mills, MTI launch $500K grant competition to spur clean energy development in Maine
April 23, 2021The Maine Clean Energy Innovation Challenge will fund at least two projects aimed at developing clean energy in the state. Gov. Janet Mills has pledged that Maine will have at least 30,000 clean energy jobs by 2030.
April 23, 2021
ND Paper will recycle paper to produce pulp at Old Town mill, adding 20 jobs
April 22, 2021A new production line will deploy a patent-pending technology to manufacture pulp from discarded boxes and other waste paper. ND Paper says the operation will drive more recycling while reducing the use of landfills.
April 22, 2021
Maine grocers look to cut food waste, but so far progress is a mixed bag
Updated: April 27, 2021Hannaford Supermarkets has attracted attention for its efforts to reduce food waste, but other major grocers are trying to do the same — sometimes with mixed results.
Updated: April 27, 2021
Portland considers proposal for $360K public landing in Ocean Gateway complex
April 20, 2021The landing would provide needed public short-term berths for boaters, while freeing up other space along the city's crowded waterfront.
April 20, 2021
Newly acquired 27 acres of conservation land in Portland also protects current preserves
April 20, 2021The charitable arm of Central Maine Power’s parent company donated 85% of the land's appraised value. Development would have meant a loss of value for adjacent conservation lands. “This is a big deal for Portland,” said a city official.
April 20, 2021
Ecology School's sustainable campus, 6 years in the making, to open
April 16, 2021At the “regenerative” campus, opening events will include flipping the switch on 712 solar panels. “This is the type of project that will continue to propel sustainable building forward,” said the contractor that oversaw construction.
April 16, 2021
Built for good: New academic sites in Maine showcase world’s most rigorous energy standards
Updated: April 19, 2021At College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor and the Ecology School in Saco, new facilities are designed to meet the world’s most rigorous standards for energy performance and sustainable construction techniques.
Updated: April 19, 2021
Eliot trash hauler will rebrand as part of new national waste-handling company
Updated: April 13, 2021Shipyard Waste Solutions was acquired by Wheelabrator Technologies last summer. Now along with eight other companies, the combined businesses are getting a new identity.
Updated: April 13, 2021
Rocket-maker bluShift to crowd-fund next capital round
April 5, 2021Brunswick manufacturer bluShift Aerospace launched its first rocket prototype in January and recently opened a crowd equity funding campaign for further rocket development.
April 5, 2021
Unity College to launch professional institute for environmental studies
April 2, 2021Unity, which describes itself as "America's Environmental College," has offered most of its curriculum either on campus or via distance learning. Now the school will begin a hybrid program at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester.
April 2, 2021
Maine Coast Heritage Trust president will step down in December
March 17, 2021The statewide conservation nonprofit recently completed a $130 million campaign to fund public land acquisition, as well as education, stewardship and other purposes.
March 17, 2021
‘Wild and scenic’ listing could protect York River watershed
Updated: March 3, 2021The listing would cap off a collaborative, decade-long effort that could deliver more federal funding to protect the river, which provides environmental and economic benefits to surrounding communities.
Updated: March 3, 2021
Conservation of tiny Tenny River is crucial to greater Portland water quality
February 26, 2021The 1-mile river in Raymond is part of the connection to Sebago Lake, which is the major supplier for the Portland Water District, which supplies water to 16% of Maine's residents.
February 26, 2021
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