Environmental
Ozone is High

ACADIA NAT’L PARK — During last week’s heat wave, air quality levels on the island reached unhealthful levels, and ground-level ozone readings exceeded the federal standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) on several occasions.

 
Annual Raptor Migration Attracts Hawk-watchers to Cadillac

Sitting atop the highest peak within 50 miles of the sea from Maine to Rio de Janeiro, watchers scan the sky for one of nature’s most magnificent spectacles.

 
Wind Project Proposed for Township 16

TOWNSHIP 16 — First Wind, a wind energy facility company, plans to build a wind farm in Township 16, which is just east of the town of Eastbrook.

 
MERI Recommends That Bisphenol-A Be Restricted

BLUE HILL — At an Aug. 19 Board of Environmental Protection hearing on the chemical Bisphenol-A (BPA), the Marine Environmental Research Institute (MERI) recommended that BPA be designated as a high-priority chemical and made subject to restriction under Maine’s Kid-Safe Products Act.

 
Grant Awarded for Hatchery Trail Work

ELLSWORTH — The Friends of Green Lake National Fish Hatchery recently received a $1,000 grant from the Hancock County Fund of the Maine Community Foundation, to support the Ed Hastings Memorial Trail on the 130 acres of federal property located at the Green Lake National Fish Hatchery.

 
Acadia Staff Preparing for Earl’s Arrival

ACADIA NAT’L PARK — The staff at Acadia National Park is making preparations in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Earl, which is making an offshore track near the coast of New England this weekend.

 
Little Brown Bat Poised For Extinction

ELLSWORTH — The little brown bat may soon disappear from the night sky.

 
Friends Groups Team Up for Island Cleanup

BLUE HILL — On July 24, fifteen volunteers from Friends of Acadia and Friends of Blue Hill Bay hauled over 10 garbage bags of trash weighing approximately 200 pounds off the eastern coast of Long Island in Blue Hill Bay.

 
Maine Groups Urge Action On Air Pollution

ACADIA NAT’L PARK — Maine physicians, public health advocates and environmental groups have urged Maine’s U.S. senators, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins, to take action on legislation for clean energy and climate change this year. The group an announcement in Acadia National Park last week.

 
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