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Chemical company to pay more than $185 million to remove mercury from Penobscot River

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation October 12, 2022

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The former HoltraChem Manufacturing Co. was situated alongside a gentle bend in the Penobscot River in Orrington, as shown here in 1997. High levels of mercury were detected in the rivers and lakes surrounding the site. Press Herald photo The owner of a former chemical plant that dumped mercury into the Penobscot River must pay at least $187 million to remove the contamination in a resolution to a decades-long legal battle. A federal judge on... + full article



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