BANGOR DAILY NEWS • March 29, 2023
Five companies — four paper mills and one food processor — produce 92 percent of the toxic chemical releases in Maine: Sappi North America’s Skowhegan mill, McCain Foods USA in Easton, ND Paper’s Rumford mill, ND Paper’s Old Town mill and Woodland Pulp in Baileyville, according to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Maine has seen an overall reduction in the total amount of toxic chemicals being released over the past decade, largely due to a loss of paper mills.