Maine tribes worry that Aroostook County mining project will pollute local waters

by Alexander MacDougall
5 years ago
A view of Pickett Mountain and Pickett Mountain Pond. (Courtesy of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission)
Members of the Houlton Band of Maliseets and the Penobscot Nation said this week they are concerned that potential wastewater damage from the proposed metallic minerals mine on Pickett Mountain could affect bodies of water that are important to their cultures. Read more.