SUN JOURNAL • October 1, 2020
The Androscoggin River was once so polluted that it would lose all of the oxygen in its waters. Fish were unable to breathe and died by the millions. Pulp and paper mills were mostly to blame for this pollution. The Androscoggin was considered among the most polluted rivers in the nation. Today, the river has rebounded, according to Natural Resources Council of Maine CEO Lisa Pohlmann. But there is still more work to be done. Pohlmann spoke at a Zoom meeting Thursday night, a presentation prepared by the NRCM along with Museum L-A, which is presently offering an exhibit about the sordid history of the river called “Our Working Waterway.”