KENNEBEC JOURNAL • November 21, 2021
A loophole within the state legislature has forced Maine into becoming the toxic dumping ground of the Northeast. Trash such as construction and demolition debris that has been banned from disposal in Massachusetts, in part because of its toxicity, is ending up in the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill. To protect Maine from toxic out-of-state waste, join me in contacting your legislators in support of L.D. 1639. ~ Ameen Asbahi, Community Action Works, Lewiston