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Maine restauranters speak out against GOP's 'big, beautiful bill'
FOX 23 - Maine
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PORTLAND (WGME) -- Critics of Congressional Republicans' "one big, beautiful bill" fear it will have devastating effects in Maine and across the country. The U.S. Senate is now making changes to the bill, despite objections from Republicans in the...
Musk’s Grok AI facility faces opposition as environmentalists target data centers’ emissions
Just the News
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July 2, 2025
The growth of AI computing is presenting challenges to meeting the high energy demands that the data centers place on the power grid. To meet their need for electricity, tech companies are turning to natural gas to provide power, which has made AI...
Global warming? What "globe" are they talking about anyway?
Renew America
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By Curtis Dahlgren December 22, 2008 'I'm already sick of winter, and we have nine days to go before it officially begins.' — resident of Portland, Maine (12/12/08) FROM PORTLAND, OREGON TO PORTLAND, MAINE; from Las Vegas to New Orleans; the...
More Maine schools have closed this year than in all of 2024
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 1, 2025
School closures across the state so far this year have surpassed the number for all of last year, according to new data from the Maine Department of Education. District leaders say declining enrollment, the difficulty of maintaining school...
Funding cuts weigh on research projects across Maine
Mainebiz - Oregon
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The whiplash effect from funding reversals is consistent with a lot of policy decisions coming out of Washington, but ever since Gov. Janet Mills’ public dust-up with President Donald Trump in April, the University of Maine and other research...
Northern Light Health looking to make changes to some services for financial sustainability
WABI - Maine
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July 1, 2025
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - Northern Light Health announced Tuesday that some services offered will be changing as they look to achieve financial sustainability. In a press release, Northern Light cites challenges facing healthcare systems nationwide...
For Susan Collins of Maine, Trump’s sweeping bill required a familiar balancing act
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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Collins is well-accustomed to the high-wire act of a Republican moderate in a blue state. Perhaps the best case politically may be that this vote allows her to continue to walk that line, with Trump-supporting Republicans unable to blame her for...
House to Take Up GOP Megabill Serving 'Oil Company CEOs, Hedge Fund Donors, and Climate Deniers'
Common Dreams
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July 1, 2025
After U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday sent President Donald Trump's so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" back to the House of Representatives, defenders of the planet sounded the alarm on several provisions that remain in the massive budget...
Senate Republicans just voted to dismantle America’s only climate plan
Grist Magazine
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July 1, 2025
After three days of nonstop negotiations on Capitol Hill, the Senate voted 51-50 on Tuesday to pass a domestic policy bill that accomplishes much of President Donald Trump’s first-year agenda. Vice President J.D. Vance cast the tie-breaking vote....
Maine psychologists applaud state Legislature’s votes on gender identity issues
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 26, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Jeff Matranga is president of the Maine Psychological Association....
Why is Maine extending the polystyrene foam food packaging ban deadline yet again?
WGME - Maine
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Six years ago, Maine became one of the first states to ban the use of polystyrene foam for food containers, but it's yet to go fully into effect, and a new law is pushing that deadline out even further. John asked the CBS13 I-Team: "I saw the...
Light Up Your Maine Summer: Thursday Night Fireworks at OOB!
I-95 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
Fireworks in Maine aren’t just a show, they’re an experience, especially when they are over the ocean, reflecting off the water, creating a dazzling double display. With less light pollution in many areas, Maine’s wide-open skies make the colors...
42 New Duplexes Officially Approved For Construction in Augusta, Maine
92 Moose - Maine
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July 1, 2025
The Augusta city Planning Board just gave the green light to a big new housing development off Riverside Drive. According to the Kennebec Journal, a new project that will bring 42 duplexes and two single-family homes to a currently undeveloped...
Maine joins 20 states to challenge Trump administration funding cuts
FOX 23 - Maine
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BOSTON (AP) — Attorneys general from more than 20 states, including Maine, and Washington, D.C. filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging billions of dollars in funding cuts made by the Trump administration that would fund everything from crime...
Maine governor scrambles to reassure Canadians that traveling to the US is safe: ‘It’s a terrifying thing going down there right now’
The Independent
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June 25, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Maine switches to solar powered oyster farming
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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The barge was built by New Gloucester-based Shred Electric. Shred has also fabricated a custom, 26-foot aluminum work boat powered by a large electric outboard. It can transport oysters and keep them cool in a solar and battery charged...
Eastern Maine Emergency Vet Clinic Plans Move To Bigger Location
I-95 - Maine
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June 30, 2025
For over a decade the Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic has been providing emergency care for animals in the region in a small facility at 15 Dirigo Drive in Brewer. They are the furthest north after-hours clinic in Maine. Open Mondays,...
New legislation charts Maine’s pathway to 100 percent clean energy by 2040
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
Maine’s current renewable energy policies saved ratepayers $21.5 million between 2011 and 2022, according to testimony from the state. AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislation signed by Gov. Janet Mills this month codifies and fast-tracks Maine’s transition...
As climate change leads to more extreme weather, experts detail how to protect museum artifacts
KJZZ - Arizona
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June 30, 2025
While wildfires were burning in and around LA earlier this year, evacuation notices prompted many residents to leave their homes. Priceless artwork at the Getty Center, though, stayed put. That’s because the museum was designed and built to...
Maine joins 20 states to challenge billions of dollars in Trump administration funding cuts
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 25, 2025
BOSTON — Attorneys general from more than 20 states and Washington, D.C. filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday challenging billions of dollars in funding cuts made by the Trump administration that would fund everything from crime prevention to food...