BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 9, 2022
Questions about whether towns surrounding a Canadian company’s proposed mining project at Pickett Mountain should be eager to lend their support and the potential long-term environmental impact of the project were among those that townspeople asked Thursday evening. A group of about 50 residents met with environmental officials from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Environmentalists are concerned the company’s wastewater treatment plan is not adequate to protect wildlife and fisheries. The project is the first real test of Maine’s strict mining law.