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Maine River Cleanup Spawns Controversy
More than thirty years ago, the Androscoggin River in Maine was a dramatic symbol of the problems facing many American rivers. The river was one of the country’s most polluted, and was the inspiration for the 1972 Clean Water Act. Today, the Androscoggin’
Once on the list of the country’s ten most polluted rivers, Maine’s Androscoggin River was one of the inspirations for the Clean Water Act. But some old mill towns in Maine are at odds over the cleanup of the Androscoggin. Maine Public Broadcasting Network’s Susan Sharon has our story.