Group Seeks Support for Chemical Plant Safety Bill

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BANGOR - A small group of protesters called on U.S. Sen. Susan Collins to support the Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009, which would help protect potentially vulnerable chemical facilities in Maine and across the country.

Representatives from Greenpeace, a national environmental activist group, staged a protest outside Sen. Collins' office in Bangor on Thursday to unveil new research on risks associated with six chemical facilities in Maine. In the event of a serious accident or a terrorist attack, many Mainers who live near those facilities, which include the former Georgia-Pacific paper mill in Old Town, the Domtar mill in Baileyville and G.A.C. Chemical in Searsport, would be at risk.

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Group Seeks Support for Chemical Plant Safety Bill

HR 2868, a bill passed by the U.S. House that is soon to be debated in the U.S. Senat...

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