Sustainability Solutions and Technologies

BDN advances Mitchell Center PFAS initiative

The Bangor Daily News shared a University of Maine news release about researchers from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions helping identify sources of and management strategies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

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Mitchell Center researchers examine options for managing PFAS 

Researchers from the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will help identify sources of and management strategies for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). In response to concerns raised by many different stakeholders, the interdisciplinary team of Mitchell Center scientists is gathering and documenting knowledge of where PFAS are […]

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Forbes column cites UMaine Sustainability Office

A Forbes column aimed at providing a basic understanding of sustainability cited the University of Maine Office of Sustainability’s definition of the word. According to the office’s website, as cited in the column, “Sustainability is not just about renewable energy and energy efficiency … We must strive to achieve a sustainability state of mind that […]

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Media advance Maine Reuse Summit June 9

The Bangor Daily News, Centralmaine.com, the Sun Journal, The Free Press and The Irregular advanced the virtual Maine Reuse Summit scheduled for 11 a.m.–1 p.m. June 9. More information can be found online.

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Pen Bay Pilot reports on circular food system project at UMaine, UMF

The Penobscot Bay Pilot shared a University of Maine news release describing a collaboration between the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions and the University of Maine Farmington. Researchers at both campuses seek to establish an undergraduate internship program rooted in building a circular food system that encourages food recycling and value-added processing […]

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UMaine, UMF partner to build circular food system research team, address food waste

Researchers at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Farmington (UMF) have received a grant of $29,996 to facilitate development of a circular food system that promotes value-added processing of rural agricultural surplus and by-products to address food waste and food insecurity challenges.  The project is funded by the University of Maine […]

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Press Herald talks with Lee about UMaine, DEP food waste diversion effort

The Portland Press Herald spoke with Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the University of Maine’s Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions, about a partnership with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection seeking to develop a statewide campaign that will reduce the amount of food waste being sent to landfills. Centralmaine.com shared the […]

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Ranco, Gill speak with Maine Public about Indigenous stewardship of biodiversity

Maine Public interviewed University of Maine faculty Darren Ranco, director of Native American Programs, and Jacquelyn Gill, an associate professor of paleoecology, about a new study that reveals the historical role of Indigenous peoples in natural resource management and environmental stewardship. Findings suggest that Indigenous people should be centered in resource management and conservation to […]

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