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Upgrading the Androscoggin River under a new bill sparks debate, pushback from businesses


Updated May 4
Upgrading the Androscoggin River under a new bill sparks debate, pushback from businesses
The bill would upgrade some sections of the Androscoggin River to a Class B, adding additional water protections for what was once one of the most polluted rivers in America. Environmentalists and recreationalists support the idea. Businesses that use it as a way to get rid of waste do not.
Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
State regulators threw cold water this week on a bid to upgrade the water quality classification of a portion of the Androscoggin River that includes Lewiston-Auburn.
Environmentalists, however, said they were still hopeful lawmakers in Augusta would press forward with a proposal to raise the standard. ....

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Fate of bill to require upgraded Androscoggin River sparks debate


Andree Kehn/Sun Journal
State regulators threw cold water this week on a bid to upgrade the water quality classification of a portion of the Androscoggin River that includes Lewiston-Auburn.
Environmentalists, however, said they were still hopeful lawmakers in Augusta would press forward with a proposal to raise the standard.
Legislators are eyeing a bill by state Sen. Ned Claxton, an Auburn Democrat, that seeks to upgrade the regulatory status of the river to Class B, a move that would add new environmental protection and higher standards for what can be discharged into the waterway.
State Sen. Ned Claxton, D-Auburn ....

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