Our top 10 moments of 2020
January 4, 2021As this very odd year comes to a close, let’s celebrate the large and small ways our community helped us protect the health of Casco Bay in 2020. Here are our top ten for the year: 1.) On December 2, the Maine Climate Council released its four-year Climate Action Plan, “Maine Won’t Wait.” We… Read more
Storm drains are more important than you may think
October 15, 2020People walk past storm drains every day without giving them a thought. Yet, storm drains deserve our attention. Storm drains are designed to help prevent flooding by diverting rainwater from our streets and parking lots into a natural body of water. But when storm drains are clogged or misused, they… Read more
Reducing a large source of pollution into the Bay
April 6, 2020A wedge of dirty brown water floating on Casco Bay after a hard rain makes it is easy to understand that stormwater is one of the largest sources of pollution to our coastal waters. Stormwater can wash fertilizer, oil, pesticides, dirt, bacteria and other pollutants into our coastal waters. After… Read more
Friends of Casco Bay Testimony in Support of LD 1832: An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for the Maine Pollutant Discharge Elimination System and Waste Discharge Licensing Program
January 15, 2020January 15, 2020 Senator Brownie Carson Representative Ralph Tucker Environment and Natural Resources Committee c/o Legislative Information Office 100 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 ENR [at] legislature [dot] maine [dot] gov Re: Friends of Casco Bay Testimony in Support of LD 1832: An Act To Ensure Adequate Funding for… Read more
Three decades of success – the impact of Friends of Casco Bay
December 31, 2019Friends of Casco Bay has a long history of success. Since our founding in 1989, our work-with, science-based approach has moved the needle toward a healthier, more protected Bay. We championed a halt to cruise ship pollution and won a No Discharge Area designation for Casco Bay, the first in… Read more
July 26—The Day the Poop Hit the Bay
October 16, 2018On July 26, 1.69 million gallons of partially-treated wastewater overflowed from Portland’s East End Sewage Treatment Facility into Casco Bay. This story made the news and captured our attention. That same day, 9.85 million gallons of combined sewer overflows (CSOs), containing raw sewage and toxic chemicals, also entered the Bay.… Read more