BANGOR DAILY NEWS • February 12, 2026
The bleach plant at Woodland Pulp mill, where a University of Maine student died from a chemical release last month, has been closed since the incident, according to a mill official. UMaine junior Kasie Malcolm, a 20-year-old chemical engineering student and intern at the Woodland Pulp mill, died after being exposed to hydrogen sulfide at the facility’s bleach plant. The gas leak also left nine workers injured. An investigation by OSHA is underway at Woodland Pulp.