Maine will need weeks to determine impacts of Ohio train derailment on air quality
bangordailynews.comSubmitted by STDMachine t3_112w7em in Maine
HowLittleIKnow t1_j8nsxgn wrote
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Has anyone ever actually heard Maine referred to as "the tailpipe of the nation"?
sweetest-heart t1_j8oest0 wrote
Surprisingly yes, but it was more in the context of coal emissions from the Midwest/Appalachia and Maine having the third highest rate of asthma in the country behind Hawaii and Massachusetts (surprising based on how rural we are comparatively)
IamSauerKraut t1_j8oq5ob wrote
All those summer time ozone warnings... plus, for those of us familiar with Mt. Washington, everything atmospheric swings on by up there.
k_mainer t1_j8pgjh3 wrote
Yes. I was happy when Kodak closed shop. https://www.wbfo.org/2002-04-26/environmentalists-are-critical-of-kodak-pollution
gretchens t1_j8pog8d wrote
Yes- especially in the 80s with acid rain worries.
kirkwooder t1_j8oe55f wrote
Yes, the Hathaway Man used to say that.
IamSauerKraut t1_j8oq7v7 wrote
Hathaway. Man, I sure do miss those fine quality shirts.
CombinationSea6976 t1_j8olm99 wrote
Never. Sounds like a pejorative term just like certain municipalities have been dubbed “the asshole of New England”.
Candygramformrmongo t1_j8qar7o wrote
Yes
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