#Maine’s #SaltMarshes are at risk of disappearing, from #RisingSeaLevels and much more

A University of Maine analysis suggests a significant portion of them could be gone by the end of the century, without a lot of human intervention.

Posted July 28, 2024
Kate CoughMaine Monitor

Wetland loss may be “difficult to reverse”

"For much of American history, the marsh has often been considered more of an impediment than an asset; something to be filled, ditched, dug and bulldozed into something more useful.

"More than half of the #wetlands that existed at the start of the #RevolutionaryWar are gone, according to estimates from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service — much of them altered by farming, but also lost to houses, #StripMalls, #marinas and other #development."

Full article:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/sinking-in-saltwater-maine-s-coastal-marshes-at-risk-as-sea-levels-rise/ar-BB1qLlWF

#EelGrass #SaveTheWetlands #SaveTheMarshes #Capitalism #CorporateColonialism #ProtectNature #NewEngland

Group warns of potentially polluted water identified at #MaineBeaches

Maine Public | By Caty DuDevoir
Published July 11, 2023 at 2:39 PM EDT

"Thirty-six beaches in Maine were considered potentially unsafe for swimming on at least one day of #bacteria testing in 2022, according to a recent report.

"Sewage overflows and runoff pollution contaminated the waters surrounding multiple popular swimming spots such as #GoochsBeach in #Kennebunkport and #FerryBeach in #Scarborough.

"John Rumpler is the clean water director at the Environment Maine Research & Policy Center who co-authored the report.

"When we pave over everything with #ParkingLots, #StripMalls and big #roadways, that water has nowhere to go, so it sweeps up all the #pollution on the surface and pulls it right into nearby #rivers, #streams, and #coastalwaters, or overwhelms our combined sewage systems,' Rumpler says.

"Rumpler says that preserving the state's #wetlands can restore and expand the land's natural capacity to absorb rain water, and continuing to repair #sewage #infrastructure across the state is a step in the right direction.

"With the heavy precipitation these last few weeks, Rumpler is worried that pollution levels may be higher.

"Beach water quality updates can be found on the Maine Department of Environmental Protection website."

https://www.mainepublic.org/environment-and-outdoors/2023-07-11/group-warns-of-potentially-polluted-water-identified-at-maine-beaches

#Wetlands #WetlandPreservation #SewageInfrastructure #WaterIsLife #ExtremeRain #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange

@chicagotribune

I wish them well, and I hope to give them a try, but... They chose a spot that has a history of repeated failure for #restaurants. I saw their #ComingSoon sign just the other day, outside a #restaurant building we locals know has seen several start-up attempts-- and closures soon after.

The largest flagship stores at the strip mall there (WalMart, Bed Bath & Beyond, etc) have moved to other #StripMalls or just closed up, and much of the large indoor #mall across the way is being converted into apartments, so there's not much there left to bring in hungry shoppers. #Route59 auto traffic in general already has a lot of food options, and that spot is not exactly convenient to drive to.

Hopefully, as the apartments open, they will still be there and have the apartment-dwellers as a returning customer base.

#Naperville #AuroraIllinois #Illinois #LocalNews #ChicagoSuburbs #Startups #Startup #StartupSuccess #UrbanPlanning