Town to look into recycling again
Members of the Select Board unanimously voted in favor of the town manager investigate what options the town has for recycling.
Environment
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Climate action plan proposal tabled
Mount Desert’s Select Board Tuesday night tabled a proposal to pay ACTT $9,630 to help develop a climate action plan for the town.
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Support sought for Otter Cove study
The town and Acadia National Park have applied to a program to have a scientist assigned to help study the health of the inner cove at Otter Creek.
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Fuel spill near Eagle Lake cleaned up
A diesel fuel spill near the Eagle Lake boat ramp on Wednesday was quickly cleaned up by park and Bar Harbor Fire Department personnel, and no fuel reached the water.
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U.S. House sustainability coalition to visit Acadia
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition will spend three days in Acadia National Park next month.
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Financing hurdles delay sale of Hampden waste facility
The signing of a purchase contract that would reopen the shuttered waste-to-biofuel plant in Hampden has been further delayed.
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Fund established to help Acadia go green
Friends of Acadia (FOA) is establishing a special fund to help accelerate Acadia National Park’s transition to renewable energy and to more energy-efficient vehicles and equipment.
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Beaver dam collapse causes rockslide
The collapse of a huge beaver dam was the apparent cause of a rockslide that buried a short section of Breakneck Road under several feet of rubble late last month.
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Senate panel holds hearing on congestion in national parks
On Tuesday, King held a conference call with a few reporters to talk about the issue of park congestion.
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Acadia has numerous salmon farm worries
Acadia National Park Superintendent Kevin Schneider has detailed serious concerns about the potential impact on the park of a proposed salmon farm in Frenchman Bay.
