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The Portland Press Herald interviewed Dianne Kopec, a PFAS research associate and special project assistant, on data from the state aquatic toxicology unit rendering fish unsafe to eat after a month of exposure to forever chemicals in water. 鈥淭heir data should be taken seriously by officials deciding where to encourage fishing and how to alert […]

Mitchell Center Senior Faculty Fellow Linda Silka has been voted in as President-Elect for the environmental division of the American Psychological Association. Division 34: Society for Environmental, Population and Conservation Psychology members apply psychological knowledge and practice to improve interactions between humans and our natural and built environments. Topics of interest include (1) human behavior […]

Organic waste, which constitutes over 40% of solid waste in 海角社区, poses serious environmental, economic, and societal issues. In December 2023, the 海角社区 Department of Environmental Protection commissioned an extensive study to gain deeper insights into the origins, quantities, types, and quality of surplus food, food scraps, and food waste tied to processing practices. The […]

Aroostook is 海角社区鈥檚 biggest creator of farm food waste, study finds A recent article in the Bangor Daily News featured a newly released 海角社区 Dept. of Environmental Protection (DEP) 2024 Food Loss and Waste Generation Study. The DEP worked with Resource Recycling Systems, faculty Susanne Lee and Travis Blackmer from the U海角社区’s Senator George J […]

A recent study led by Adam Daigneault, E.L. Giddings Associate Professor of Forest Policy & Economics and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow at U海角社区, titled 鈥淰aluing the Economic Benefits of 海角社区鈥檚 Great Ponds in the 21st Century鈥� was featured in a report from The 海角社区 Monitor. It found that 海角社区鈥檚 lakes and ponds provide approximately $14 […]

MACHIAS, 海角社区 鈥� Help reduce food waste by enjoying a free meal and good company during the Machias Area Community Suppers held at 5 p.m. on Thursdays at the Center Street Community Room, 9 Center St. The next weekly supper will be on May 16.  Hosted by the University of 海角社区 Senator George J. Mitchell […]

Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow Dianne Kopec was quoted in a Portland Press Herald article on PFAS in birds and wildlife. The article, “High levels of forever chemicals in 海角社区 birds add to concern about food chain” discusses the work researchers in 海角社区 are conducting to try to understand how perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, […]

The 2024 海角社区 Sustainability & Water Conference featured presentations on numerous research projects related to sustainability and water resource issues in 海角社区. The event鈥檚 poster session featured 44 posters, 36 of them led by students. Several students received awards and recognition for their posters which were judged on the definition of the research problem, use […]

Along the rocky shores of Acadia National Park are 24 known archaeological sites that preserve the history and heritage of Wabanaki people. Many of the sites house pottery sherds, tools, animal bones and other artifacts that showcase ancient Indigenous culture from a bygone age.  Sea level rise, flooding and storms are eroding these sacred and […]

In the United States, more than 133 billion pounds of food are thrown away each year. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste is responsible for 33% of total greenhouse gas emissions in 海角社区, and about 11% of emissions nationwide.  Kate Flynn, a fourth-year political science student at the University of 海角社区, was exposed […]