Posted inHancock Bucksport welcomes step to close troubled landfill but contamination worries linger by Elizabeth Walztoni May 5, 2026May 6, 2026 The landfill, which once took waste from a local paper mill, was ordered closed by the state three years ago.
Posted inCulture Deer Isle retiree collects roadside trash for gas money while cleaning up hometown by Elizabeth Walztoni May 1, 2026May 1, 2026
Posted inGovernment Trash piles up on midcoast Maine island after transfer station employees resign by Courtney Naliboff, Midcoast Villager April 2, 2026April 2, 2026
Posted inPolice and Courts Ellsworth takes composter to court over bad stench by Sabrina Martin March 17, 2026March 17, 2026
Posted inGovernment Ellsworth weighs legal action over stench from composting facility by Sabrina Martin March 4, 2026March 4, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine is using outdated rules to close contaminated compost plant by Lori Valigra January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Posted inTop Stories Judge rejects Juniper Ridge Landfill’s proposal to more than double in size by Marie Weidmayer January 9, 2026January 12, 2026
Posted inGovernment Recycling returning to Greater Bangor communities in 2026 by Kasey Turman December 24, 2025December 24, 2025
Posted inOpinion Contributor Solving Maine’s PFAS problem requires accountability from producers, not just landfills by Opinion Contributor November 5, 2025November 4, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that goes into the Penobscot River by Lori Valigra October 28, 2025October 31, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down by Lori Valigra October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Posted inGovernment Towns stick with Orrington trash plant through closure and legal threats by Elizabeth Walztoni September 17, 2025September 17, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Closure of Bucksport landfill won’t start until next year by Elizabeth Walztoni September 11, 2025September 11, 2025
Posted inBusiness Orrington says trash incinerator owes nearly $186K in taxes by Marie Weidmayer August 26, 2025August 26, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Penobscot Nation and conservationists rally against expansion of Juniper Ridge by Kaitlyn Budion, Maine Public and Carol Bousquet, Maine Public July 21, 2025July 21, 2025
Posted inBusiness Orrington trash plant owner meets its 1st mortgage payment deadline by Marie Weidmayer July 17, 2025July 17, 2025
Posted inBangor Orrington trash plant at risk of permanent closure if judge freezes funding by Marie Weidmayer July 14, 2025July 14, 2025
Posted inHealth Curbside trash filled with human waste plagues Penobscot County communities by Kasey Turman June 12, 2025June 12, 2025
Posted inOpinion Contributor Out-of-state waste is fueling environmental injustice to Penobscot Nation by Opinion Contributor June 11, 2025June 11, 2025
Posted inBusiness The man at the center of the high-stakes bet over a shuttered trash incinerator by Marie Weidmayer June 9, 2025June 9, 2025
