Paper Mill Was the Source of Maine River Oil Spill

Paper mill was the source of Maine river oil spill

First responders use pads to manually clean up an oil spill in the Kennebec River. Photo courtesy Cathy Sioch.This story appears as part of a collaboration between The Maine Monitor and Maine Focus, the investigative team of the Bangor Daily News, a partnership to strengthen investigative journalism in Maine. You can show your support for this effort with a donation to The Monitor. Read more about the partnership. An oil spill discovered in the …

Skowhegan paper mill was the source of Kennebec River oil spill

Sappi denied being the source of the spill in messages to regulators, but it acknowledged that a Coast Guard analysis confirmed it.