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Maine forestry companies granted state funds despite environmental violations

Por: Portland Press Herald Nation September 04, 2023

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An ND Paper mill in Rumford. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal, file Two forestry companies that were announced as recipients for hundreds of thousands of dollars in state grant money in December were issued environmental violations at their Maine facilities over the past several years. One of the companies, ND Paper Inc., had a $101,400 state penalty  in late August for chemical spills at its Old Town mill in 2020 and 2022. One spill led to a... + full article



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