There's a push to protect Maine's abundant groundwater as more

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.

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Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

Maine Department of Environmental Protection on LinkedIn: This June is one of the wettest on record in Maine

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Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

Lori K. Gramlich (@LoriKGramlich) / X

Lori K. Gramlich (@LoriKGramlich) / X

Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

Poland Spring

Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

Poland Spring

Affordable Quality How Much Water Actually Goes Into Making A Bottle Of Water? : The Salt : NPR, bottle water

There's a push to protect Maine's abundant groundwater as more places deal with scarcity