Sticky gelatinous foams have been appearing along the Bucksport Harbor shore this summer. See examples from three different dates 060719 062019/ 082219/
Yet when pressed to investigate, Maine DEP has apparently identified this as politically charged wasteand has embraced the no-action alternative
The agency's behavior has been shameful. Unacceptable. Hopefully this a legacy of Lepageism that will fade under a more enlightened Mills administration
Hopefully....
The heavily polluted former industrial site is in process of demolition Its old basements and subbasements are being dug up and cleared out.
Asked to investigate what is washing out of the site, known for its historic high levels of dioxin and mercury DEP's responders dropped the ball. They declined our photos or video or refrigerated samples. Declined to meet with our person on the scene. Declined to issue a report to us.
Turns out, that they instead informed Bucksport's town manager of our call. She the next day informed our River coordinator that there was no problem, nothing to worry about.
The sort of content free assurance what makes one deeply suspicious, makes one doubt they collected a drop of goop to confirm or deny it.
