Mercury alert goes door to door in Maine

BELFAST – The Natural Resources Council of Maine has launched a door-to-door campaign as part of statewide efforts to alert the public about mercury pollution in Maine.

The organization’s outreach team, dubbed Project Mercury, will be going door to door in parts of the state, not soliciting money but distributing materials.

People will be visiting homes in Belfast, Camden, Rockland and Rockport during the first two weeks of October.

The campaign is designed to share information about mercury contamination in Maine’s air, water and wildlife, and what the council says is the failure of the federal government to adequately address the problem.