Proposed Settlement Aims to Clean Up Mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary
Source: https://www.nrdc.org/, March 19, 2021
By: Nancy Marks
Today, Maine People’s Alliance (MPA), NRDC, and Mallinckrodt US LLC filed a proposed consent decree to settle litigation over mercury contamination in the Penobscot River estuary. This settlement, once reviewed and approved by the court, would conclude more than two decades of litigation and court-ordered studies of the river, benefit the environment, and accelerate the recovery of the river. Read more.