DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> lawmakers introduce bill to create response program for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> threats</p><p>February 6, 2025</p><p>AUGUSTA (WGME) – "State lawmakers have introduced a bill to create a response program to clean up and reduce threats created by dangerous chemicals known as PFAS.</p><p>"This comes months after toxic and potentially <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>-causing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> was accidentally sprayed at a former air base in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>.</p><p>"While this bill would monitor PFAS levels, one Brunswick lawmaker says she and others are working on additional bills related to the fallout from that spill.</p><p>"'And we’re continuing to advocate for funding, whether it’s through the state budget or leaning on our federal partners, since that substance was put in by the Navy,' Sen. Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) said. 'Because one thing I stand firm to is my constituents, myself, my neighbors, the taxpayers of Brunswick and Maine should not be on the hook for a disaster they did not cause.'</p><p>"This bill would allow the state to buy, sell or transfer property contaminated by PFAS and deposit the proceeds into a fund to deal with contamination."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/maine-la</span><span class="invisible">wmakers-introduce-bill-to-create-response-program-for-pfas-threats/ar-AA1yz81L</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a></p>
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DoomsdaysCW<p>High levels of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicChemicals</span></a> found in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> airport hangar <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sewers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewers</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenPFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenPFAS</span></a> monitoring revealed concerning levels of toxic chemicals in the sewer outfall of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Hangar6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hangar6</span></a> in Brunswick, though a company hired to assess risk at the hangar said there is no leak of the toxic firefighting foams on the premises.</p><p>by Kristian Moravec, The Times Record<br>Posted February 4, 2025, Updated February 5 </p><p>"A citizens group’s testing revealed that sewer water flowing from Hangar 6 at Brunswick’s airport has high levels of harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, better known as PFAS.<br> <br>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FriendsOfMerrymeetingBay</span></a> conducted testing on Nov. 26. The tests detected high levels of a particularly toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> chemical compound known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a>. The update comes the same day the owner of the hangar, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MidcoastRegionalRedevelopmentAuthority</span></a>, sent a letter to the town stating that tanks that stored the chemicals were not leaking. </p><p>"PFOS is a compound known to be harmful to human health and is found in high levels in aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF). Brunswick Executive Airport’s Hangar 4, which is owned by the Navy but operated by MRRA, dumped 1,450 gallons of AFFF concentrate mixed with 50,000 gallons of water on Aug. 19, 2024. </p><p>"The spill prompted ongoing cleanup and monitoring efforts as well as a push to get rid of the foam at the airport. Concern has grown around Hangar 6, which some have speculated is leaking harmful chemicals based on the testing data around the airport that Friends of Merrymeeting Bay has collected over the years. The sewage that flows out of Hangar 6, which is not treated for PFAS, ultimately flows into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a>." </p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.pressherald.com/2025/02/04/high-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">pressherald.com/2025/02/04/hig</span><span class="invisible">h-levels-of-toxic-chemicals-found-in-brunswick-airport-hangar-sewers/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.md/LlHx1" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/LlHx1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CitizenScience" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CitizenScience</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>I'm planning to show up in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> -- probably Monument Square. I'll see who is around! <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaMaine</span></a> has an event planned as well. Hopefully, some of the usual spots will have protests (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BIW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BIW</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>, etc.)</p><p>National '50 States' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AntiTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AntiTrump</span></a> Protest Planned for Feb 5: What to Know</p><p>Published Feb 03, 2025 </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/50501Movement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>50501Movement</span></a>—or 50 states, 50 protests, one day—is garnering support throughout social media over its plan to stage demonstrations across the nation to '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FightFascism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FightFascism</span></a>" on February 5.</p><p>"The movement has a website at 50501movement.carrd.co and is active on Instagram, Reddit, Bluesky, Discord and Signal.</p><p>"The group is calling for protests at each state capitol building. The information and start time vary by location.</p><p>"Information on 50501 Movement's Instagram at the time of writing indicates that meetings will take place at the following times (local) and locations:</p><p> - Arizona – State Capitol at noon<br> - California – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Colorado – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Florida – Tampa City Hall at 3 p.m.<br> - Georgia – Centennial Park at 2 p.m.<br> - Idaho – State Capitol steps at 11 a.m.<br> - Illinois – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Indiana – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Iowa – State Capitol at noon<br> - Kansas – State Capitol Building at 4 p.m.<br> - Kentucky – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Maine - Statehouse at noon<br> - Massachusetts – Statehouse at noon<br> - Michigan – State Capitol at noon<br> - Minnesota – St. Paul Technical College at noon<br> - Mississippi – State Capitol at noon<br> - Missouri – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Montana – State Capitol at noon<br> - Nebraska – State Capitol at 4 p.m.<br> - New Hampshire – Statehouse at noon<br> - New Jersey – Statehouse at noon<br> - New York – Capitol Building at noon and New York City Hall at 2 p.m.<br> - North Carolina – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Ohio – Statehouse at noon and Willard Park at 4 p.m.<br> - Oklahoma – State Capitol at noon<br> - Oregon – State Capitol Building at noon<br> - Pennsylvania – State Capitol Complex at 11 a.m., Williams S. Moorhead Federal Building in Pittsburgh at 11 a.m. and Philadelphia City Hall at noon<br> - South Dakota – Downtown Federal Courthouse at 3 p.m.<br> - Tennessee – State Capitol at 1:30 p.m.<br> - Texas – State Capitol at 11 a.m. and San Jacinto Plaza at 4 p.m.<br> - Vermont – State Capitol at noon<br> - Virginia – Bell Tower at 12:30 p.m.<br> - Washington – Tivoli Fountain North Lawn at 2:30 p.m.<br> - Washington, D.C. – Capitol Building at 11 a.m.<br> - Wisconsin – State Capitol at 11 a.m.<br> - Wyoming – Capitol at 2 p.m.</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/50-states-anti-trump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/50-states-anti-tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-protest-nationwide-february-5-details-2025300</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>And this is why I love <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineDSA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineDSA</span></a>! </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Socialists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SayNoToTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SayNoToTrump</span></a></p><p>Posted by Todd Chretien | Jan 31, 2025 |</p><p>"Maine Democratic Socialists of America co-chair <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SophieG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SophieG</span></a> welcomed more than one hundred members and friends from across the state who met in Portland over the weekend. Alongside nuts and bolts discussions and elections for the group’s organizing committees and working groups, Maine DSA welcomed solidarity greetings from allies and friends, including the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCoalitionForPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCoalitionForPalestine</span></a> and the Maine-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ImmigrantsRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImmigrantsRights</span></a> organization <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Presente" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Presente</span></a>! as well as reports from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineYouthPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineYouthPower</span></a> and the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineGunSafetyCoalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineGunSafetyCoalition</span></a>. Members also hosted several workshops including a panel on the opportunities and pitfalls of electoral politics, renters organizing in the mid-coast, and the ABCs of being a good organizer. </p><p>"Maine DSA accomplished a lot over the last year. We elected <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WesPelletier" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WesPelletier</span></a> to serve alongside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KateSykes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KateSykes</span></a> as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a>’s two socialist city councilors. Comrades in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> launched the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickRentersOrganization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickRentersOrganization</span></a> and made their voices heard in city council hearings—even if the city councilors 'value the class position of a landlord over the class position of a tenant' as DSAer <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeachCushing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeachCushing</span></a> put it at the time. </p><p>"Members are also launching a new organizing committee in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPortlandMaine</span></a> as well as building up working groups to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DefendBodilyAutonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefendBodilyAutonomy</span></a>—for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LGTBQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGTBQ</span></a>+ and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ReproductiveRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReproductiveRights</span></a>—and to expand our solidarity work with the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>labor</span></a> movement. In another sign of members’ increasing dedication, a full slate of candidates ran to fill more open leadership positions than last year. Yet, despite that good work, everyone recognized the depth of the danger facing working-class Mainers heading into Trump’s second term—not the least of which is the fact that local Republican county committees are openly celebrating Trump’s pardon for Maine’s very own <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/January6" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>January6</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/insurrectionists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>insurrectionists</span></a>. </p><p>"Last week <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PineAndRoses" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PineAndRoses</span></a> published a proposal to guide our organizing over the coming year and it was taken up at the conference. The resolution emphasizes the dangers Trump represents and frankly acknowledges that we are facing 'a period of increased attacks on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MarginalizedCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarginalizedCommunities</span></a>, the labor movement, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicEducation</span></a>, and the working class as a whole.' As such, '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/socialists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>socialists</span></a> must play a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/frontline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontline</span></a> role in defending the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorkingClass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorkingClass</span></a> from attacks by the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarRight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarRight</span></a>' even as 'the political environment in Maine, as of 2025, presents opportunities to resist the Trump administration and make gains at the state and municipal levels.'</p><p>"In order to put this analysis to the test, Maine DSA aims to work side by side a wide array of allies to defend <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Immigrants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigrants</span></a>, the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TransCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransCommunity</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndigenousSovereignty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousSovereignty</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unions</span></a>, public education, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> in general while simultaneously building up the socialist movement’s reach across the state. During the debate, several members suggested the resolution ought to have a more clearly defined international section. One member proposed an amendment (which passed with a clear majority voting in favor) to specify that Maine DSA aims to 'challenge the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/hegemony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hegemony</span></a> of the Democratic Party.' Thus amended, the resolution passed (nearly) unanimously. Now comes the hard work of trying to put ideas into action. </p><p>"As we do, the more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>activists</span></a> and organizers we can muster the better. So if you’re looking for a way to join the fight against Trump, please consider getting in touch with us and joining Maine DSA." </p><p><a href="https://pineandroses.org/news/maine-socialists-say-no-to-trump/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pineandroses.org/news/maine-so</span><span class="invisible">cialists-say-no-to-trump/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Organize" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Organize</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resist</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Unite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unite</span></a>!<br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Still reeling from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> spill, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> residents push back on plans for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/sludge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sludge</span></a> treatment plant</p><p>by AnnMarie Hilton, Tue, January 28, 2025</p><p>"Brunswick resident Sandra Carslick said she and her neighbors have been living in a 'bad dream' for the five months since 1,600 gallons of toxic foam spilled so-called forever chemicals at the already contaminated former Naval Air Station nearby. </p><p>"At a Brunswick Town Council meeting on Monday night, Carslick said that bad dream could soon become residents’ 'worst nightmare,' if the town reopens a processing site for chemical-laden [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosolids</span></a>] sludge from sewer treatment plants across Maine, and potentially beyond. </p><p>"The residents were responding to plans from Delaware-based <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ViridiEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViridiEnergy</span></a> to update and expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickLanding</span></a>’s anaerobic digester, which converts sewage sludge — also referred to as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biosolids</span></a> — into renewable natural gas and byproducts that get sent to landfills. </p><p>"During Monday’s presentation to the town council, company representatives explained how the facility would work and what local residents could expect. Several councilors said they would like to see additional data before deciding, but some already expressed concerns that the project isn’t right for Brunswick, particularly at this time. Members of the public also spoke for more than an hour, overwhelmingly concerned about the project and its potential to bring more <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarmfulChemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarmfulChemicals</span></a> into the area. <br>"The town is still dealing with the accidental discharge last summer of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam containing <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/perfluoroalkyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>perfluoroalkyl</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyfluoroalkyl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polyfluoroalkyl</span></a> substances, also known as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a>, at a hangar at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickExecutiveAirport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickExecutiveAirport</span></a>, which is also situated at Brunswick Landing. </p><p>"The spill has prompted environmental and public health concerns over the PFAS, which have been linked to serious long-term health problems including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a>, weakened <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/immune" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immune</span></a> systems, developmental issues, and more. Since it started surveying and reviewing the material in the late 1980s, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>] has found more than 700 chemicals in sewage sludge, including PFAS. </p><p>"Chet Benham, a senior advisor and one of the founders of Viridi, tried to address those concerns during the meeting, telling residents the facility will operate according to all state and local requirements. He said there are protocols to prevent spills of the sludge that will move through the closed-loop facility.</p><p>"'We feel really, really good about it,' Benham said. 'We wouldn’t be standing here before you if we didn’t.' [Typical <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Bullshit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bullshit</span></a>]</p><p>"According to Viridi’s plan, the facility would take in about 85,000 tons of biosolids per year, which would be processed into renewable natural gas that would feed into Maine Natural Gas. About 10,000 tons of solid material byproduct would be sent from the plant to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidgeLandfill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidgeLandfill</span></a> in Old Town. Over the course of the discussion, it came to light that Viridi would also likely bring in sludge from outside of Maine in order to run their facility at full capacity."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://news.yahoo.com/news/still-reeling-pfas-spill-brunswick-145952948.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.yahoo.com/news/still-reel</span><span class="invisible">ing-pfas-spill-brunswick-145952948.html</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Thread] What to do with all those <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Biosolids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biosolids</span></a>? (And why are they full of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> in the first place, I wonder.) Talk of building a Biosolid to Energy plant in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> but the leftover ick will be dumped at <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/JuniperRidge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuniperRidge</span></a> -- where it can leech into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotRiver</span></a> where the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PenobscotNation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PenobscotNation</span></a> live and fish! (And talk about treating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SacredPlaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SacredPlaces</span></a> the way they should be -- the Penobscot River is one of those places that should be granted <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Personhood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Personhood</span></a>)!</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> Winter Farmers’ Markets 2024 – 2025</p><p>Augusta Farmers’ Market*<br>Tue, 3-5pm; weekly<br>Mid-Nov through Apr,<br>22 Armory St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaMaine</span></a></p><p>Bangor Farmers’ Market*<br>1st & 3rd Sun, 11am-1pm<br>Dec to Apr<br>26 Front St, Sea Dog Brewing Co. Banquet Room, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BangorMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BangorMaine</span></a></p><p>Bar Harbor Winter Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market<br>Sun, 9:30am-12:30pm; every other week starting Nov 10<br>Nov through Apr<br>36 Mount Desert St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BarHarborMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BarHarborMaine</span></a></p><p>Bath Farmers’ Market*<br>Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr 15<br>27 Commercial St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BathMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BathMaine</span></a></p><p>Belfast Farmers’ Market<br>Fri, 9am-12pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr<br>21 Schoodic Dr, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BelfastMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelfastMaine</span></a></p><p>Belfast – United Farmers Market of Maine*<br>Sat, 9am-2pm; weekly<br>Year-round<br>18 Spring St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BelfastMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BelfastMaine</span></a></p><p>Berwick Winter Farmers’ Market<br>Sun, 10am-1pm; starts Nov 24, then 2nd Sun monthly until Apr<br>Nov through Apr, 11 Sullivan St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BerwickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BerwickMaine</span></a></p><p>Blue Hill Winter Farmers’ Market*<br>Sat, 10am-12pm; weekly<br>Dec to late May<br>7 Rope Ferry Rd, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SedgwickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SedgwickMaine</span></a></p><p>Bridgton Winter Farmers’ Market*<br>Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr<br>166 Harrison Rd, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BridgtonMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BridgtonMaine</span></a></p><p>Brunswick Winter Market<br>Sat, 9am-12:30pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr<br>14 Maine St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a></p><p>Dover Cove Farmers’ Market<br>Every other Sat, 9am-1pm; starts Sat before Thanksgiving<br>Nov to May<br>1049 W Main St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DoverFoxcroftMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoverFoxcroftMaine</span></a></p><p>Downtown Waterville Farmers’ Market<br>Thu, 2-5pm; weekly<br>Dec through Apr<br>150 Main St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WatervilleMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WatervilleMaine</span></a></p><p>Farmington Farmers’ Market*<br>Sat, 10am-1pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr<br>130 Quebec St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmingtonMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmingtonMaine</span></a></p><p>Freeport <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarraseeketGrange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarraseeketGrange</span></a> Farmers’ Market<br>Wed, 3-6pm; weekly<br>Nov to Apr<br>13 Elm St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreeportMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreeportMaine</span></a></p><p>Greater Gorham Winter Market<br>1st and 3rd Sat, 9am-1pm<br>Nov through Mar<br>75 South St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GorhamMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GorhamMaine</span></a></p><p>Greenwood Farmers’ Market<br>Every other Friday, 4pm-6pm<br>late Sept – early June<br>270 Main St. (Rt. 26), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GreenwoodMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreenwoodMaine</span></a></p><p>Hampden Farmers’ Market*<br>Fri, 2-5:30pm; every other Fri starting Jan<br>Dec through Apr<br>177 Cold Brook Rd, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HampdenMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HampdenMaine</span></a></p><p>Orono Winter Farmers’ Market*<br>Sat, 9am-12pm (Dec: weekly; Jan-Apr: 2nd & 4th Sat)<br>Dec to Apr<br>6 Goodridge Dr, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OronoMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OronoMaine</span></a></p><p>Portland Winter Farmers’ Market<br>Sat, 9am-1pm; weekly<br>Dec 7, 2024 – Apr 12, 2025<br>631 Stevens Ave, Portland</p><p>Rockland Farmers’ Market Season Extension<br>Thu, 9am-12pm; closed Thanksgiving<br>Nov and Dec (through Christmas)<br>61 Limerock St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RocklandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RocklandMaine</span></a></p><p>Rockport Farmers’ Market<br>Sat, 9am-12pm; weekly<br>Year-round<br>310 Commercial St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RockportMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RockportMaine</span></a></p><p>Skowhegan Farmers’ Market<br>1st and 3rd Sat, 10am-1pm<br>Dec through Apr<br>42 Court St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SkowheganMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SkowheganMaine</span></a></p><p>Somerville – Farmers’ Market at Pumpkin Vine Family Farm<br>One Sun per month (see online), 11am-2pm<br>Nov to Feb<br>217 Hewett Rd, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SomervilleMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SomervilleMaine</span></a></p><p>South Berwick – Tri-Town Winter Farmers’ Market*<br>Select Sundays (see online): 10am-1pm<br>Nov to Apr<br>49 Academy St, Marshwood Great Works School, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthBerwickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthBerwickMaine</span></a></p><p>South Portland Farmers’ Market<br>Sun, 10am-2pm; weekly<br>Nov through Apr<br>829 Sawyer St, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SouthPortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SouthPortlandMaine</span></a></p><p>Wilton Farmers’ Market<br>1st and 3rd Sat, 10am-1pm<br>Nov to Apr<br>386 Main St, Congregational Church, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WiltonMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WiltonMaine</span></a></p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://mainefarmersmarkets.org/winter-farmers-markets-2024-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mainefarmersmarkets.org/winter</span><span class="invisible">-farmers-markets-2024-2025/</span></a><br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SolarPunkSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SolarPunkSunday</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resiliency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resiliency</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FoodJustice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FoodJustice</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FarmersMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FarmersMarkets</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFarms</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineFarmersMarkets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineFarmersMarkets</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>So, when I see catastrophic events like the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BESSFires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BESSFires</span></a> or widespread <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>, the first thing I think of is, "Where are the wildlife going to hide? How is this event going to affect them and the nearby <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystems</span></a>?" </p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ElkhornSlough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElkhornSlough</span></a> Reserve is closed until further notice due to potential health risks from a fire at the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MossLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MossLanding</span></a> Battery Storage Plant that started on January 16.</p><p>"The area has been evacuated and will remain closed until emergency services determines that air quality is no longer hazardous.</p><p>"Elkhorn Slough is a cherished <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> of tremendous importance to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MontereyBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MontereyBay</span></a> and beyond. We appreciate all the efforts of local, county, and state authorities and emergency response teams, as well as the outpouring of concern from the community regarding health impacts for people and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> in the area.</p><p>"We have not yet seen reports of any documented negative environmental impacts from this incident, but it is too early to know. The Elkhorn Slough Reserve conducts robust monitoring programs for water quality, habitats, and wildlife. We will be looking closely at impacts from this incident in the future, and will collaborate with partner agencies in their monitoring efforts."</p><p><a href="https://elkhornslough.org/moss-landing-fire-incident-january-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elkhornslough.org/moss-landing</span><span class="invisible">-fire-incident-january-2025/</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalDamage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalDamage</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ManMadeDisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ManMadeDisasters</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>TODAY! In <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>! </p><p>Panel: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a>’s War Against the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UN</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Refugees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Refugees</span></a></p><p>Tuesday, December 10, 2024<br>4:30 PM to 6:30 PM</p><p>Kresge Auditorium<br>239 Maine Street<br>Brunswick, ME, 04011<br>United States</p><p>"In October, the Israeli Knesset voted to ban any activity by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees – a lifeline for Palestinians in Gaza. This move is part of a larger war against not only Palestinians, but also the United Nations itself. Israel has refused to comply with UN General Assembly or Security Council resolutions, derided decisions and advisory opinions of the International Court of Justice, and rejected UN human rights envoys and commissions of inquiry.</p><p>- What is UNRWA, and why is Israel so obsessed with destroying it?<br>- Why is Israel waging war on the United Nations?<br>- What does this mean for Palestinians?</p><p>"Please join Bowdoin Students for Justice in Palestine (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SJP</span></a>) & Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FSJP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FSJP</span></a>) for a free public panel featuring:</p><p>- Nasser Abourahme - Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern and North African Studies at Bowdoin College</p><p>- Fateh Azzam - Former Middle East Representative for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights</p><p>- Lee O'Brien - Former Head of Research for the UNRWA West Bank and Gaza; Former Head of the Middle East Team, Department of Political Affairs for the UN Secretariat.</p><p><a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events/unrwa-teach-in" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mvprights.org/events/unrwa-tea</span><span class="invisible">ch-in</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/UNRWA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UNRWA</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WestBank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WestBank</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraelHumanRightsViolations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraelHumanRightsViolations</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IsraeliWarCrimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IsraeliWarCrimes</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WorldWarBibi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWarBibi</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BibiIsAWarCriminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BibiIsAWarCriminal</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSoupKitchen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSoupKitchen</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HumanRightsAreNeverWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRightsAreNeverWrong</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StudentsForJusticeInPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StudentsForJusticeInPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FacultyForJusticeInPalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FacultyForJusticeInPalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BowdoinCollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BowdoinCollege</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Midcoast [<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a>] Regional Redevelopment Authority executive director steps down after [toxic firefighting] foam spill </p><p>Story by WGME Staff<br>October 10, 2024</p><p>BRUNSWICK (WGME) -- "The executive director of the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority is stepping down.</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MRRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MRRA</span></a> Board of Trustees says <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KristineLogan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KristineLogan</span></a> has resigned.</p><p>"Last month, a group of Brunswick leaders and legislators called for Logan's resignation after hundreds of gallons of toxic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/firefighting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firefighting</span></a> foam spilled in August, more than a year after a report warned that the system was 'deficient.'</p><p>"The <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> leaders say they want the group to have increased oversight and accountability."</p><p><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/midcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/money/markets/mi</span><span class="invisible">dcoast-regional-redevelopment-authority-executive-director-steps-down-after-foam-spill/ar-AA1s3vAj</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>TONIGHT! (Thursday, August 29th)</p><p>Fighting the foam in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>: Public forum being held to discuss the spill</p><p>Story by Aysia Reed, WGME</p><p>"It's been 10 days since toxic firefighting foam spilled in Brunswick. The public will now get to have their say on the release and the cleanup efforts so far.</p><p>"The town of Brunswick is holding a public forum at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in the Council Chamber at Brunswick Town Hall to discuss the spill of more than 1,000 gallons of firefighting foam.</p><p>"The Brunswick Executive Airport had the foam stored away in hangar 4 in case they needed it to fight a fire. Last week, a faulty signal to the system caused a malfunction to release the foam, causing it to spill.</p><p>"The foam contains PFAS, which is a forever chemical. It leaked into a nearby pond, and the drainage system around the hangar.</p><p>"Crews are collecting samples around an outflow pipe that goes from the Brunswick Sewer District into the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a>.</p><p>"Last week, officials said they collected about 6,000 gallons of foam and foam mixed with water."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/news/us/fighting</span><span class="invisible">-the-foam-in-brunswick-public-forum-being-held-to-discuss-the-spill/ar-AA1pDH5C</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCDC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCDC</span></a> Issues Advisories on Eating <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreshwaterFish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreshwaterFish</span></a> Due to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASContamination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASContamination</span></a> at the Former <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NavalAirStation</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a></p><p>Aug 23, 2024</p><p>AUGUSTA -- "The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC) today issued new freshwater fish consumption advisories recommending either no consumption or limited consumption of fish from four waterbodies located on and around the former naval air station in Brunswick, Maine.</p><p>"The testing of fish is part of the United States Navy's ongoing remedial investigation at the former base in response to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> contamination from the historic use of PFAS-containing aqueous film forming foam (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AFFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AFFF</span></a>) in fire-fighting operations. Data were collected in October 2023 by the Navy, in coordination with Maine's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and shared with the Maine CDC in spring of 2024. </p><p>"The Maine CDC reviewed the data and determined they showed elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as PFAS, above the agency's recommended levels for regular consumption.</p><p>"While testing occurred before the August 19, 2024 accidental release of AFFF at the former naval air station, that incident is not expected to impact the guidance issued today. The waters likely impacted by the AFFF spill are on the east side of the runway at the air station. Today's advisory recommends a no consumption advisory for those waters based on prior testing data.</p><p>"Elevated levels of the specific PFAS called perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) were detected in fish tissue samples collected from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MereBrook" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MereBrook</span></a> (also known as Mare Brook), <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MerriconeagStream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MerriconeagStream</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a>, and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Site8Stream" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Site8Stream</span></a>. The new fish consumption advisories listed below apply to all fish caught in these waterbodies.</p><p>"In response to the recent release of AFFF and the reported presence of visible <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/foam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>foam</span></a> on some of these <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/waterbodies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waterbodies</span></a> on the eastern side of the runway, the Maine CDC additionally recommends the public avoid any contact with foam on these water bodies. Out of an abundance of caution, the Maine CDC also recommends the public refrain from any recreational activities (e.g., <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/boating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>boating</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wading</span></a>) that could result in contact with the foam or waters until the potential impact of the AFFF release on these waterbodies is fully assessed.</p><p>"PFAS are a group of man-made chemicals found in a variety of consumer products throughout the world. Based on a report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, exposure to certain PFAS chemicals has been associated with increases in cholesterol levels, decreases in birth weight, lower antibody response to some vaccines, and kidney cancer."</p><p>From the CDC website: Map of waterbodies included in the fish consumption advisory on and around the former Naval Air Station in Brunswick.</p><p><a href="https://www.maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">maine.gov/dhhs/news/maine-cdc-</span><span class="invisible">issues-advisories-eating-freshwater-fish-due-pfas-contamination-former-naval-air-station-fri-08232024-1200</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AndroscogginRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AndroscogginRiver</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FirefightingFoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FirefightingFoam</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>This is <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a> in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a>. It is closed to the public because of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> contamination, but there is plenty of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> in the area, and the pond empties into <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a> / <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a>.</p><p>Image source and more info about Picnic Pond:<br><a href="https://maineanencyclopedia.com/brunswick-landing/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">maineanencyclopedia.com/brunsw</span><span class="invisible">ick-landing/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Stormwater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Stormwater</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickLanding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickNavalAirStation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickNavalAirStation</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionRunoff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Superfund</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOS</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>'Foam is being blown by the wind here, there, and everywhere': <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFAS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFAS</span></a> clean-up continues</p><p>Within a mile of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickLanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickLanding</span></a> are three bodies of water that make up the local storm water systems, which the DEP said have likely been contaminated. </p><p>Author: Pearl Small<br>Published: 9:44 PM EDT August 21, 2024 </p><p>BRUNSWICK, Maine — "Three days after an accidental spill of more than 1,000 gallons of foam containing PFAS at the Brunswick Executive Airport, foam was still seen flying through the air on Wednesday as crews including <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CleanHarbors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CleanHarbors</span></a> and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection attempted to clean it up.</p><p>"'Foam on these ponds is being blown by the wind here, there, and everywhere,' Suzanne Johnson, who sits on Brunswick's <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/restoration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>restoration</span></a> advisory board, said. Johnson said this situation was one of her worst fears for the town. Although the DEP has said they have reason to believe the spill will not affect the town's drinking water, there are other <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/environmental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environmental</span></a> concerns at stake.</p><p>"'This stuff is a forever chemical. It doesn't go away. So, the foam dissolves, but the chemical is still there,' Johnson said. Within a mile of the Brunswick Landing are three bodies of water that make up the local storm water systems, which the DEP said have likely been contaminated with the foam. Those three sources are natural ponds filled with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/fish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fish</span></a> and plant life. </p><p>"'Open water body sources was the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StormWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormWater</span></a> system for this property. This chemical spewed directly into those open bodies of water,' Johnson said. The path takes the foam directly into two ponds that lead to a source called <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PicnicPond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PicnicPond</span></a>, which eventually connects to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/HarpswellCove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarpswellCove</span></a>.</p><p>"'I believe the areas connected to the discharge are already closed,' [but still teeming with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a>] Melanie Loyzim, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner, said at a press conference on Wednesday. The ponds are mostly unreachable by people because they've already been listed as <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/superfund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>superfund</span></a> sites and blocked off by the town due to past PFAS contamination. Loyzim said those levels will likely increase now. 'What we focus on is reducing exposure and preventing people from being exposed,' Loyzim said. [But who cares about wildlife or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CascoBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CascoBay</span></a>?!]</p><p><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/local/public-safety/brunswick-pfas-clean-up-continues-firefighting-foam-maine-airport/97-f55d5e3d-7bf1-4761-9ea4-3594c0a5ada9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/local/public-safety/brunswick-pfas-clean-up-continues-firefighting-foam-maine-airport/97-f55d5e3d-7bf1-4761-9ea4-3594c0a5ada9</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFASPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFASPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/OceansAreLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OceansAreLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PollutionRunoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PollutionRunoff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WebOfLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WebOfLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PFOA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PFOA</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>[Video] <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> gather outside Maine air show, voicing ethical concerns over headlining act</p><p>News Center Maine<br>August 3, 2024</p><p>At the Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick, protesters gathered outside the gates raising ethical concerns over warplanes being used as entertainment.</p><p>[includes Transcript]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQWxFlx-oGk" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=SQWxFlx-oG</span><span class="invisible">k</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoalitionForPalestineMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionForPalestineMaine</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceActionMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> gather outside <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brunswick</span></a> air show, voicing ethical concerns over headlining act </p><p>Advocates with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a> said the air show glamorizes <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> and misleads youth.</p><p>Author: Pearl Small<br>August 3, 2024</p><p>BRUNSWICK, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> — "The Great State of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineAirShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineAirShow</span></a> is marketed as a weekend-long event of planes swooping through the sky with incredible aerial performances to leave the community in awe. </p><p>"However, groups standing outside the show on Saturday had a different message to send about its intentions. </p><p>"The Maine Voices for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Rights organized a protest to encourage people not to attend the show over questions regarding the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> of its headlining act: the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. </p><p>"'We object this use of our tax dollars and we object to warplanes as entertainment,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LisaSavage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LisaSavage</span></a> with Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights said. </p><p>"The group compared the planes on display to those being flown over <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a>, for very different purposes. </p><p>"'If you were a child in Gaza, you would be hearing that noise constantly and it wouldn't be for entertainment, you would be waiting to see if a bomb was going to drop on your family's home,' Savage said.</p><p>"The group objects to the U.S. government's involvement in the war in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> and says the air show glamorizes the U.S. military and its power. </p><p>[...]</p><p>"[Marketing Director] Mary Breen said she's amazed by the positive effect the show has, specifically on younger crowds. </p><p>"'It's amazing to see the kids' reactions, whether they're checking out the planes on the ground or watching the planes flying,' Breen said.</p><p>"Yet, that inspiration is another point advocates said makes the show deceptive. </p><p>"'It's actively designed to be fun, almost video game-esque for these kids and make them think this is something that would be an exciting career for them instead of something that's potentially very dangerous for them and is guaranteed to be very dangerous for people across the world,' <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RosemaryCorkins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RosemaryCorkins</span></a> with Maine Voices for Palestinian Rights said.</p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/entertainment/events/protesters-gather-outside-brunswick-maine-air-show-voicing-ethical-concerns-over-headlining-act/97-4272ef71-aa90-40d5-b139-7bf737451ce4" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newscentermaine.com/article/en</span><span class="invisible">tertainment/events/protesters-gather-outside-brunswick-maine-air-show-voicing-ethical-concerns-over-headlining-act/97-4272ef71-aa90-40d5-b139-7bf737451ce4</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoalitionForPalestineMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionForPalestineMaine</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceActionMaine</span></a> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> event</p><p>Rebels & Poets: <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Music and Poetry of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a></p><p>DATE AND TIME<br>Monday, August 5 2024<br>7:00pm<br>doors at 6:30 </p><p>FREE WITH RSVP, donation suggested </p><p>Maine-based musicians and poets present an evening of Irish and Palestinian resistance songs and poems.</p><p>REBELS AND POETS</p><p>"Join us for an evening of Irish and Palestinian Music and Poetry of Resistance, with Maine-based musicians playing iconic Irish rebel music and Palestinian revolutionary music, plus readings from Maine poets Gary Lawless and Sharif Elmusa and Zeina Azzam, Poet Laureate of Alexandria, Virginia."</p><p><a href="https://space538.org/event/rebels-and-poets-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">space538.org/event/rebels-and-</span><span class="invisible">poets-2024/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoalitionForPalestineMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionForPalestineMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CeasefireNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CeasefireNow</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p>Rebels and Poets - <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a></p><p>Sunday, August 4, 2024<br>2:30 PM 4:00 PM</p><p>Unitarian Universalist Church <br>1 Middle Street<br>Brunswick, ME, 04011 United States</p><p>An afternoon of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Irish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Irish</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestinian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestinian</span></a> Music and Poetry of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a></p><p>With Maine-based Musicians Playing</p><p>Iconic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IrishRebel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IrishRebel</span></a> Music:<br>Come out ye black and tans, the fields of Athenry and more...</p><p>Palestinian Revolutionary Music:<br>Unadeekum (I Call Upon You),<br>Ana Ismi Sha'bu Falastin (My Name is the People of Palestine), and more...</p><p>Irish Poetry:<br>Readings by Maine Poet Gary Lawless</p><p>Palestinian Poetry:<br>Readings by Maine Poet Sherif ElMusa<br>Readings by Zeina Azzam, Poet-Laurete of Alexandria, Virginia</p><p>Free admission. Donations for <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> suggested.</p><p><a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events/rebels-and-poets-brunswick" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mvprights.org/events/rebels-an</span><span class="invisible">d-poets-brunswick</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoalitionForPalestineMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionForPalestineMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceActionMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CeasefireNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CeasefireNow</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a></p>
Space Rogue<p>On Great Fields by Robert C White is one of the best biographies I have ever read. The book goes beyond the heroism at Gettysburg and digs deep into motivations, personal and family life, friendships, and his idealism to paint a very full and clear (as well as can be over hundred years later) picture of a legit American Hero. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/civilwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gettysburg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gettysburg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/littleroundtop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>littleroundtop</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bowdoincollege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bowdoincollege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/brunswickmaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>brunswickmaine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>maine</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Protest</span></a> the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickAirShow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickAirShow</span></a></p><p>Saturday, August 3, 2024<br>9:00 AM 12:00 PM</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Brunswick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Brunswick</span></a> Station<br>170 Bath Road<br>Brunswick, ME, 04011<br>United States</p><p><a href="https://www.mvprights.org/events/protest-the-brunswick-air-show" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">mvprights.org/events/protest-t</span><span class="invisible">he-brunswick-air-show</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NoWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NoWar</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GazaSolidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GazaSolidarity</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CoalitionForPalestineMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoalitionForPalestineMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPeace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPeace</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PeaceActionMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeaceActionMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Maine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Maine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FreePalestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreePalestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CeasefireNow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CeasefireNow</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Palestine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Palestine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MaineVoicesForPalestinianRights</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/StopRecruitingOurChildrenForWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopRecruitingOurChildrenForWar</span></a></p>
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