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In recent years, Maine’s water resources have come under heightened scrutiny amid climate change, the megadrought threatening the Colorado River, smaller seasonal droughts that have challenged Maine food growers and dried up some wells, and growing awareness of contamination from PFAS and other chemicals.

A commission has been studying Maine's water resources for the last few months and will soon send its recommendations to the Legislature. The group included state and tribal officials, private citizens and representatives from businesses including Poland Spring.

Because of drought conditions and seasonal demand, Stonington has been forced to look elsewhere for water over the last two summers: it has bought more than a million gallons — about 400,000 last year, and double that this year.

For decades, some members of the Passamaquoddy Tribe have shared a message with family members and visitors coming to the reservation at Pleasant Point: Don't drink the water. They've long complained about its color, smell, and tests reporting excess levels of contaminants.

Authorities have located a boat that allegedly ran into another boat on a pond in southern Maine late Saturday night, causing it to sink. Game Warden…

Clearing the Water: The story of the Lakes Region Clean Waters Association is the story of citizen action and the importance of protecting the…