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After two decades, Penobscot River cleanup fight to end with settlement of at least $187 million

The Maine People's Alliance and the Natural Resources Defense Council first sued Mallinckrodt US LLC, the former owner of the now-closed HoltraChem plant in Orrington, back in 2000.

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After two decades, Penobscot River cleanup fight to end with settlement of at least $187 million

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