Peter McGuire

Maine

General Assignment Reporter at Law360

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Environmental groups oppose Avangrid conservation plan

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

A plan to conserve 50,000 acres of woodland near a new electric transmission line in Western Maine is facing opposition from environmental groups. Critics say the proposal fails to meet state permit requirements designed to protect mature forest and wildlife habitat. Avangrid, the parent company of electric utility Central Maine Power, was obligated to conserve land to compensate for destroying forest to build a new 51-mile transmission line from Quebec called the New England Clean Energy Connect.
Maine lawmakers approve institutional food waste ban

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that bans chain supermarkets, food manufacturers and other big institutions from tossing food waste in landfills or incinerators. Nora Bosworth, an attorney with the Conservation Law Foundation, said environmental advocates have been pushing for a food waste law in Maine for years. Maine is the only New England state without some sort of prohibition on the books, she said.
New law allows height increase for Maine seawalls

3 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Coastal homeowners will get a one-time chance to raise sea walls under a new Maine law. Under the law, property owners will be allowed to elevate existing sea walls up to two feet to accommodate anticipated sea level rise. State representative Bob Foley, R-Wells, said he proposed the measure after witnessing damage wrought by back-to-back coastal storms in 2024.
New Maine law requires forest carbon program reporting

3 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

A new state law requires Maine woodland owners to report contracts they've entered with forest carbon offset programs. University of Maine forest resources professor Adam Daigneault said the law will help policymakers and others better understand Maine's changing forest industry and clarify the state's greenhouse gas reduction goals.
Northern Maine braces for spruce budworm outbreak

4 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

About 50 years ago, a legendary spruce budworm outbreak devastated Maine's North Woods. The native caterpillars devoured millions of acres of spruce and fir trees and left behind a vast landscape of skeletal trunks. The infestation lasted more than a decade, sparked a massive aerial pesticide campaign and turned Maine's forest industry on its head. Now, after years of quiet, one of the most destructive forest insects in North America is making a comeback.
Maine solar developer fined for water pollution

1 month ago | bangordailynews.com | Peter McGuire

A solar company has been fined almost $236,000 by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for polluting the Kennebec River during construction of a 5 megawatt array in Embden. Sediment runoff from a development by Tower Solar Partners LLC ran into the river from nearby Alder Stream, according to its agreement with the department. Erosion control measures were improperly installed, not maintained and overwhelmed, the department said.
Maine solar developer fined for water pollution

1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

A solar company has been fined almost $236,000 by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for polluting the Kennebec River during construction of a 5 megawatt array in Embden. Sediment runoff from a development by Tower Solar Partners LLC ran into the river from nearby Alder Stream, according to its agreement with the department. Erosion control measures were improperly installed, not maintained and overwhelmed, the department said.
Aroostook County sawmill fined $240,000 for environmental violations

1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

A Canadian-owned saw mill in Aroostook County has agreed to pay $240,000 dollars to resolve water pollution violations. The state Department of Environmental Protection says Daaquam Lumber Maine Inc. failed to control stormwater runoff, illegally discharged wastewater and had an improperly sited and unregistered sand salt pile. The owner, Quebec based Lebel Groupe, has since corrected the problems, according to a consent agreement with the state.
Funding approved for Camp Ellis erosion project

1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Residents of Saco’s Camp Ellis neighborhood are hoping they may finally get relief from severe coastal erosion that has plagued them for generations. $23 million in the federal budget will pay for construction of a 750-foot stone jetty spur intended to reduce wave force and sand loss. Shoreline damage is blamed on a nearby Saco River jetty expanded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in the 1950s, said Kevin Roche President of the group Save our Shores Saco Bay. "This is a huge step," Roche said.
Avangrid to conserve 50,000 acres near Western Maine power corridor

1 month ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Central Maine Power's parent company Avangrid has submitted a plan to conserve almost 80 square miles of woodland in western Maine. Land preservation is required under state permits for Avangrid's electricity transmission line to carry Quebec hydropower to the New England grid.