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As a kid spending summers on Little Sebago Lake in southern Maine, I was used to seeing snapping turtles. My brother, Tad, and I liked to hang out under the dock,—and we stared down the snapping turtles. Their trapezoidal heads … Continue reading

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On  May 26, 2011  House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica (R-FL) and Ranking Member Nick Rahall (D-WV) introduced H.R. 2018, the “Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011” http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h112-2018.  On June 22nd the Committee approved the bill and … Continue reading

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What is green chemistry? It’s the study and design of chemical products and processes that reduce or eliminate hazardous substances. Fewer hazardous wastes mean less pollution traveling into wetlands and watersheds. http://www.dtsc.ca.gov/Pollution Prevention/GreenChemistryResources/index.cfm This week (September 19-25, 2010) is National … Continue reading

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     “Don’t panic and carry a towel”                 Douglas Adams, A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy In February of 1998 the Clinton Administration announced that it would implement a Clean Water Action Plan  http://www.epa.gov/history/topics/cwa/03.htm The plan encompassed: New Pollution Challenges. … Continue reading

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When I picture a template, I think of one I made for “Wetland Breaking News,” where there are categories for the news, such as legislative and state news. I can save that template and work with it each month even … Continue reading

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When I was a girl scout, my grandmother sometimes led my troop on field trips into the woods and wetlands in midcoast Maine. She taught us how to make “sit-upons,” which consisted of a stack of newspapers inside a trash … Continue reading

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