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Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters. Proposed potential change focuses on water.
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Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.

Proposed potential change focuses on water. Carrie Jones Mar 04, 2026 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by the Maine Seacoast Mission. SOUTHWEST HARBOR—Changes to the citizen’s petition that was overwhelmingly approved by voters in November and which created an amendment to the town’s land use ordinance will go forward, the Southwest Harbor Planning Board indicated, March 3. The current ordinance calls for testing of … Continue reading Town Officials Seek Changes to Soil Testing Rules Passed by Southwest Harbor Voters.

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Town Will Apply for EPA Grant to Clean Up Brownfield at MDI YMCA

Carrie Jones Oct 16, 2024 The Bar Harbor Story is generously sponsored by The Witham Family Hotels Charitable Fund. BAR HARBOR—The Town Council held a public hearing on a grant application for an EPA cleanup at 21 Park Street, the town-owned property that houses the MDI YMCA. Coal ash. Arsenic. Lead. Cancer-causing chemicals. It all lurks in the top three feet of soil at the MDI … Continue reading Town Will Apply for EPA Grant to Clean Up Brownfield at MDI YMCA

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The League of Underwater Superheroes Tackles Ell’s Pier

Annual Almost Earth Day Event Focuses on Water Debris SHAUN FARRAR AND  CARRIE JONES APR 21, 2024 Share BAR HARBOR—The divers pulled out trash and debris, dive bag and giant chunk at a time. On the fisherman’s pad, kids and on-shore helpers documented every lobster trap, every piece of railing, and ogled a massive lobster that was in a trap. Pretty much every single year … Continue reading The League of Underwater Superheroes Tackles Ell’s Pier

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Can We Turn the Tide on Plastics

Some environmental advocates say change relies on advocacy and policy If you are confronted with an overflowing bathtub, would you run to get a good mop or would you turn off the faucet? Which would you do first? That was the question presented about plastic pollution on Wednesday morning as part of the College of the Atlantic’s Summer Institute, Andrew Sharpless, author and chief executive … Continue reading Can We Turn the Tide on Plastics

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