NEW: All are invited Feb. 5 to a public informational meeting about our plans to file a NRPA permit application for a capping pilot project in Orrington Reach. See our flyer and public notice here.
REMEDIATION
STARTS
HERE
A collaborative, actionable plan for cleanup of mercury in the Penobscot River Estuary.
ENVIRONMENTAL RENEWAL
Visit the Project Trust webpage here for information about Beneficial Environmental Projects selected for funding.​​
See the Orrington Reach Capping Update: Thin Layer Cap Pilot fact sheet, updated, August 2024, here.
See the Thin Layer Cap Pilot Project Work Plan, Orrington Reach Capping Remedy, May 2024, 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.
