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DoomsdaysCW<p>10 Things We’ve Learned About <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PFAS</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CascoBay</span></a></p><p>Last updated: April 17, 2024</p><p>&quot;Concerns about PFAS have surfaced as more of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Maine</span></a>’s lands and waters are tested. Before 2023, no one had gathered samples from the marine waters of Casco Bay yet. Last year, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfCascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FriendsOfCascoBay</span></a> and Bigelow Laboratories for Ocean Sciences partnered up to test for per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in Casco Bay. We’ve gathered the results from our first year of samples and have learned some interesting things about PFAS along the way. </p><p>1. We found PFAS at all 18 sites we sampled in Casco Bay in 2023.</p><p>2. Research shows PFAS to have serious and long-term health consequences.</p><p>3. PFAS have been manufactured since the 1940s.</p><p>Read more:<br /><a href="https://www.cascobay.org/10-things-weve-learned-about-pfas-in-casco-bay/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cascobay.org/10-things-weve-le</span><span class="invisible">arned-about-pfas-in-casco-bay/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PollutionRunoff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WebOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GulfOfMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GulfOfMaine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Half of all <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/eelgrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>eelgrass</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> has died within last four years, experts say </p><p>Eelgrass, according to Friends of Casco Bay, is home to juvenile lobster and fish. Without eelgrass, much of Maine&#39;s seafood economy loses its base, they said.</p><p>By Jack Molmud<br />March 29, 2023 </p><p>SOUTH PORTLAND, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Maine</span></a> — According to a report from Friends of Casco Bay, 54 percent of all eelgrass meadows in Casco Bay have died off since 2018. </p><p>&quot;This comes as the 2022 to 2023 winter saw water temps reach four degrees above average.</p><p>&quot;&#39;My first response was it&#39;s heartbreaking,&#39; Will Everitt, the executive director of Friends of Casco Bay said. &#39;My second response was now is the time we have to do more than ever to protect the bay.&#39;</p><p>&quot;Everitt said eelgrass is dying due to a combination of consequences from the warm water.</p><p>&quot;Warm water attracts more invasive <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenCrabs" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GreenCrabs</span></a>, which cut the eelgrass and eat softshell crabs, he said. This disturbs the naturally-occurring species, he said.</p><p>&quot;&#39;When we have a really cold winter it can kill back the green crabs,&#39; Everitt said.</p><p>&quot;He added a warm winter won&#39;t kill as many green crabs, allowing them to reproduce and spawn more green crabs for summer and fall.</p><p>&quot;&#39;The loss of this is tragic and could have a huge impact on our coastal waters,&#39; Everitt said.</p><p>&quot;Everitt added the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WarmingOceans" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>WarmingOceans</span></a> in Maine also result in more frequent <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlgaeBlooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>AlgaeBlooms</span></a>, which prevent the eelgrass from accessing proper sunlight to grow.</p><p>&quot;Fewer eelgrass meadows mean fewer lobsters in inshore waters, he added.</p><p>&quot;&#39;A number of critters in the bay depend on this... the warming waters are going to do a number on this if it continues,&#39; Everitt said.</p><p>&quot;If the situation continues to worsen, Everitt suggested experts would recommend planting eelgrass from more southern states so that subspecies can handle the warmer temperatures Maine is set to experience.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/tech/science/environment/half-of-all-eelgrass-in-casco-bay-has-died-in-the-last-four-years-experts-say-environment-climate-maine-science/97-addbbefc-8513-4860-9289-52e4250299fc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/te</span><span class="invisible">ch/science/environment/half-of-all-eelgrass-in-casco-bay-has-died-in-the-last-four-years-experts-say-environment-climate-maine-science/97-addbbefc-8513-4860-9289-52e4250299fc</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfCascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FriendsOfCascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaltMarshes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaltMarshes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaveTheWetlands</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EelGrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EelGrass</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheWetlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaveTheWetlands</span></a><br /><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveTheMarshes" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaveTheMarshes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectNature" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectNature</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NewEngland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewEngland</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GulfOfMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>GulfOfMaine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Governor’s Bill to Exempt a Sand Dune on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SearsIsland</span></a>/ <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wahsumkik" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Wahsumkik</span></a> from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtection" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnvironmentalProtection</span></a> for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffshoreWind" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OffshoreWind</span></a> Port Passes Committee – Full Vote Expected This Week</p><p>Sunlight Media Collective March 26, 2024 </p><p>&quot;Governor’s Bill to Exempt a Sand Dune on Sears Island/ Wahsumkik from Environmental Protection to allow for her choice of the Undeveloped Island as the Site for the most &#39;Cost-Effective&#39; Offshore Wind Port Passes Committee.</p><p>&quot;The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Passamaquoddy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Passamaquoddy</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> and numerous <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>environmental</span></a> organizations oppose the development, while large environmental groups and unions back the governor.</p><p>&quot;A full legislative vote is expected this week.</p><p>&quot;On Thursday, March 21st the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted in support of a bill that would carve out exemptions from existing environmental protections for the industrial development Sears Island/Wahsumkik.</p><p>&quot;<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LD2266" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LD2266</span></a> “An Act Regarding <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OffshoreWindTerminals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>OffshoreWindTerminals</span></a> Located in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoastalSandDune" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>CoastalSandDune</span></a> Systems” put forth by the Governor’s office five days before its public hearing last week, seeks to specifically exempt a sand dune on Sears Island, in Searsport, from current <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalProtections" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>EnvironmentalProtections</span></a> to allow for the advancement of an offshore wind staging development on the island.</p><p>&quot;Governor Mills announced last month that Sears Island is the state’s “preferred site” for the major development, instead of the already industrialized <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MackPoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MackPoint</span></a>, also in Searsport.</p><p>&quot;The bill’s passage could set a dangerous precedent for the quick rollback of environmental protections at the behest of industry and the state.</p><p>&quot;The development of Sears Island (known also by the Penobscot name Wahsumkik)), the largest undeveloped island within the state and one of the largest on the eastern seaboard, has been a lightening rod over the past decades, as the state and prevailing industry have attempted to site a number of projects there and received concerted local push back that stopped development.</p><p>&quot;On this current attempt, the Governor’s office has gathered a roster of supportive environmental groups eager to be seen making visible strides on climate change, and unions eager for employment opportunities. But opposition to Sears Island development has not dissipated, and has increased in diversity to include both political parties, as well as local and state environmental groups, fisherman and the Penobscot Nation and Passamaquoddy Tribe.</p><p>&quot;This movement is pushing back on what they see as a false choice on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> action– alternative energy vs the destruction of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/forests" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>forests</span></a> and critical habitat on the undeveloped island. They challenge the Governor’s conclusion that Sears Island should be chosen over Mack Point.</p><p>&quot;LD 2266 would allow for the exemption of a coastal sand dune on Sears Island within the proposed wind port from current protection under the Maine Department of Environmental Protection.</p><p>&quot;Expressing public support for the bill at the hearing were: The Governor’s Office, The Maine DOT, Maine Labor Climate Council, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine State Camber of Commerce, Maine Peoples Alliance and the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Some expressed openness to locating at Mack Point, if it was considered viable.</p><p>&quot;Against the development of Sears Island and additionally opposed to the bill that would make changes to the DEP coastal sand dunes protections, include: The Passamaquoddy Tribe, Searsport Representative Reagan Paul, the Alliance for Sears Island, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FriendsOfSearsIsland</span></a>, Isleboro Island Trust, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SierraClub" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SierraClub</span></a> Maine, Preserve Rural Maine, New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association , Upstream Watch, Community Water Justice, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfCascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FriendsOfCascoBay</span></a> and Casco Bay Keepers and a number of individuals speaking on own behalf. The Penobscot Nation did not give testimony at the hearing but opposes the development at Sears Island/Wassamkeag.</p><p>&quot;Speaking Neither for nor against were: Maine Conservation Voters and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineAudubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MaineAudubon</span></a>, who stated they could not support the bill as written, but could potentially with an amendment .</p><p>&quot;Testimony from the March 18th hearing can be viewed online at</p><p><a href="https://legislature.maine.gov/committee/#Committees/ENR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">legislature.maine.gov/committe</span><span class="invisible">e/#Committees/ENR</span></a></p><p>&quot;A vote by the full legislature on the the rollback is expected this week.</p><p>Sunlight Media Collective will continue to follow this story.</p><p>Further coverage can be heard archived on WERU FM Community Radio on the programs Maine Currents and RadioActive. www.weru.org&quot;</p><p>Source:<br /><a href="https://www.sunlightmediacollective.org/governors-bill-to-exempt-a-sand-dune-on-sears-island-wahsumkik-from-environmental-protection-for-offshore-wind-port-passes-committee-full-vote-expected-this-week/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sunlightmediacollective.org/go</span><span class="invisible">vernors-bill-to-exempt-a-sand-dune-on-sears-island-wahsumkik-from-environmental-protection-for-offshore-wind-port-passes-committee-full-vote-expected-this-week/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Corporatocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Corporatocracy</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MainePolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>MainePolitics</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JanetMills" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>JanetMills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ProtectTheForest" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ProtectTheForest</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SaveSearsIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>SaveSearsIsland</span></a></p>
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