Maine

  • Maine Going Green Expo to Feature “Art of Recycling”

    July 8th, 2008


    The next Going Green Expo, which as a series is the largest producer of sustainable expos in the Northeast United States, will feature an art show with exhibits crafted from recycled items. The Expo will take place in Saco, Maine on September 13-14.

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  • Small College First to Go “Carbon Neutral”

    December 21st, 2007


    The College of the Atlantic in Maine has become the first school to reduce its carbon footprint to zero by purchasing enough carbon offsets to cover the school’s greenhouse gas output.


  • Building a Sustainable America—One Community at a Time

    November 8th, 2007


    The EPA awarded $3 million in grants today to cities and universities under its Collaborative Science and Technology Network for Sustainability (CNS) program.


  • Explaining the Bottle Bill

    September 21st, 2007


    Did you ever wonder about the history behind the cash refund on beverage containers, or why it only applies to 11 states? Earth 911 is here to answer all your questions about recycling for a refund.


  • Health Concerns Close Record Number of U.S. Beaches in 2006

    August 8th, 2007


    The latest Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) report on beach water quality shows 2006 had the largest number of beach closures of all time.


  • Connecticut Bans Boat Waste in Coastal Water

    August 2nd, 2007


    Connecticut is the third U.S. state to ban sewage discharge in coastal waters as Governor M. Jodi Rell has declared the Connecticut coastline a “no-discharge area.”


  • Maine Hatchery Releases Tiny Lobsters

    July 10th, 2007


    July 10, 2007 — By Associated Press

    STONINGTON, Maine — Thousands of tiny 2-week-old lobsters were released into Maine waters during the weekend as part of an ongoing effort to keep the state’s lobster populations strong.

    Working with local lobstermen, staff from a Stonington lobster hatchery released an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 of the half-inch-long lobsters at two sites off of Vinalhaven continue …


  • Know Before You Go with Beaches 911

    July 3rd, 2007


    Summer and especially the Fourth of July holiday means throngs of beach goers descend upon the surf and the Earth 911 Beach Water Quality section is here to help you “Know Before You Go.” The beach section was established in 2001 through an EPA grant to help provide coastal states with the beach-water-quality, public-notification tools that are required as part continue …