NEW: The Penobscot Estuary Beneficial Environmental Projects Trust has announced that several additional projects have been selected for funding. See the latest list of selected projects here.
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UPDATE: Remediation Trust Program Manager Lauri Gorton presented an overview of the remediation of mercury contamination in the Penobscot River Estuary in a March 3 talk hosted by The University of Maine's Mitchell Center. See a recording of Lauri's presentation here.
REMEDIATION
STARTS
HERE
A collaborative, actionable plan for cleanup of mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary.
ENVIRONMENTAL RENEWAL
TLC PILOT: If you missed our recent public meeting about the thin layer cap pilot project we’ve proposed for Orrington Reach, see our project fact sheet here. Find other fact sheets and our presentation here.
In 2022, the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine approved a Consent Decree that requires Mallinckrodt US LLC (Mallinckrodt) to pay a minimum of $187 million (and possibly an additional $80 million) to remediate mercury contamination in the Penobscot River Estuary.
A total of $20 million must be provided for beneficial environmental projects intended to benefit the public and environment, under the Consent Decree.
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Two trusts were created to accelerate recovery of Maine’s largest river and provide meaningful and lasting benefit for the surrounding communities and environment.
