The Department of Environmental Protection said the air quality Monday was ‘moderate,’ a day after it was deemed ‘unhealthy’ in many parts of the state.
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Maine DEP issues air quality advisory
Many parts of the state will experience unhealthy air quality levels throughout Saturday.
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Canadian wildfires prompt another air quality alert for coastal Maine
Smoke from the wildfires is expected to move out by Tuesday but could return as the fires continue to burn across Canada.
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Maine DEP issues air quality alert for Wednesday and Thursday
The department recommends that people along Maine’s coast consider limiting strenuous outdoor activities if they are susceptible to the effects of air pollution.
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Yarmouth High reopens with air quality monitoring a day after students faint
The school reopened Tuesday after fire department tests found no contaminants in the air. It’s unclear what caused three students, one of whom tested positive for carbon monoxide exposure at trace amounts, to faint.
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EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
The new rules for heavy trucks and buses come a week after the EPA announced new automobile emissions standards for passenger vehicles.
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‘I can taste the air’: Hazardous smoke from wildfires hangs over millions in Canada, U.S.
While Canadian officials asked other countries for help fighting more than 400 blazes nationwide, air quality rated as hazardous extended into central New York.
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Maine warns of poor air quality caused by wildfires in Canada
Officials in Halifax, Nova Scotia, said that about 200 homes or structures have been damaged by the fires, and about 16,000 people there were told to evacuate.
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Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations
The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.
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Oxford to remediate mold in town offices
OXFORD — An indoor air quality and mold assessment at the Oxford Town Office shows some areas have unacceptable levels of mold and poor air quality, particularly in the lower level. “People can still enter the basement, it’s not a biohazard, but don’t be there for an extended time,” Town Manager Butch Asselin told selectmen following […]