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Maine’s battle to protect public lands
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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But Mainers have as much of a stake in the current political fight over the future of federal resources as anyone else. Public lands, waters, and wildlife are part of our birthright as American citizens, a public domain that we all collectively...
'Last of that tribe': GOP's centrist lawmaker opens up about 'extreme climate' in Trump's DC
AlterNet
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June 29, 2025
In her newly released memoir Far From Home: An Alaskan Senator Faces the Extreme Climate of Washington, Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) paints a striking portrait of political survival and ideological isolation, offering a candid reckoning with her...
Climate Change Weekly # 547 — Polar Ice Is Not Following the Climate Crisis Narrative
The Heartland Institute
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June 20, 2025
IN THIS ISSUE: Polar Ice Is Not Following the Climate Crisis Narrative Noise Impact on Health Causes Irish Court to Shut Down Wind Turbines Extreme High Temperatures in the United Kingdom Recorded at Junk Sites Crisis Narrative Polar Ice Is Not...
Maine schooner, fishing vessel collide off Kennebunkport
National Fisherman - Alaska
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June 20, 2025 A collision between a commercial fishing boat and a chartered schooner left one sailboat passenger with minor injuries and a minor diesel fuel spill off Kennebunkport, Maine, according to local emergency responders. The crew of the...
The worst place to live in the U.S.? Tennessee ranks dead last, below Alabama, Arkansas. Here's why
Yahoo News
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Tennessee is topping the charts, but not in a good way. The Volunteer State was recently named the worst state for quality of life, according to a CNBC study. While Tennessee has previously been among the worst states, this is the first year since...
A Maine-based tofu maker is doubling in size
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 29, 2025
A Maine-based tofu manufacturer that has expanded rapidly over the last decade is poised for even more growth as it completes a construction project that will double the size of its factory. After opening in Camden in 2008, Heiwa Tofu moved into...
‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis
The Guardian
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June 29, 2025
Blood-sucking ticks that trigger a bizarre allergy to meat in the people they bite are exploding in number and spreading across the US, to the extent that they could cover the entire eastern half of the country and infect millions of people,...
Paper mills in Maine release above average levels of greenhouse gas
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“In Maine, there are several plants that are still burning coal and… tires,” said Courtney Bernhardt, EIP’s director of research who co-authored the report. “We wanted to raise awareness about that.” The group analyzed greenhouse gas emissions...
New legislation charts Maine’s pathway to 100% clean energy by 2040
The Maine Monitor
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June 27, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news....
Maine Harvest Bucks celebrates 10 years, seeks legislative support
Twin City Times - Maine
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June 19, 2025
FREEPORT, ME – As the Maine Harvest Bucks program celebrates its 10th anniversary this May, the Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets is calling attention to two critical pieces of legislation that will determine whether this successful local food...
Climate change is destroying Maine’s historic lighthouses
The Art Newspaper
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June 19, 2025
“Lighthouses have this magical capture-the-imagination element to them,” says Tara Kelly, the executive director of Maine Preservation. “They’re romantic lone watchmen keeping our shores safe.” But these coastal guardians, beloved by both Mainers...
Man Ejected from Tractor Trailer & Seriously Injured in Maine
Big Country 96.9 - Maine
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June 28, 2025
A 58-year-old man was seriously injured Friday after he was ejected from a tractor trailer following a crash on I-95 in Old Town. Man Ejected from Tractor Trailer The Maine State Police said Robert Pierce from Westbrook was taken to Eastern Maine...
Flying Lanterns in the Maine Sky Could Get You a $500 Fine
92 Moose - Maine
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June 28, 2025
Summer has arrived in Maine and so has reasons to celebrate. From individuals to entire towns, some people choose to celebrate occasions by launching fireworks. Consumer fireworks remain legal in Maine (with restrictions depending on where you're...
Maine Army National Guard Engineers Build Communities while Building Readiness
DVIDS - Georgia
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June 19, 2025
Engineers with the Maine Army National Guard are hard at work this spring, conducting critical training to keep their skills sharp and simultaneously providing a valuable and direct service to their communities. Through the Guard’s Innovative...
MDEP Receives 11 CUU Proposals for Products Containing Intentionally Added PFAS Scheduled for Prohibition in 2026, Recommends Two for CUU Determinations
National Law Review
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July 14, 2025
As reported in our April 11, 2025, blog item, applications for currently unavoidable use determinations for products containing intentionally added perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and scheduled to be prohibited in Maine on...
Business Portland Press Herald, Maine New 'incubator' wants to keep Maine life science startups from heading to Boston
Yahoo News
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Jun. 28—Matt Hoffner has seen too many of Maine's promising life science startups leave the state to grow their companies. Entrepreneurs in the burgeoning industry reach a point where they've developed their idea and need to test it out in a...
Maine program to give old tech a new life for those in need
Mainebiz - Oregon
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As part of its mission to boost broadband access across the state, the Maine Connectivity Authority is launching a program to distribute used digital devices to veterans, students, older adults and low-income households. “Getting people a device...
Dramatic habitat transitions affect Maine’s nesting songbirds
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 28, 2025
The spring migration is over — birds have settled into their nesting areas for the summer. Maine is a very special place for birds, and this becomes apparent when we dissect their large-scale use of various habitats throughout the state....
4 US states expand laws banning common grocery store item – and it ‘adds unnecessary costs’ at checkout
The U.S. Sun
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July 15, 2025
FOUR key US states are in the process of rolling out and expanding legislation banning a common item found at the grocery store. They are taking strides to limit the use of single-use plastics and encourage more sustainable shopping habits. 2 Four...
Maine enacts new law to promote working waterfronts
National Fisherman - Alaska
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June 18, 2025 Maine took a significant step to safeguard its working waterfronts as Governor Janet Mills signed into law a measure sponsored by Representative Morgan Rielly (D-Westbrook). The legislation, LD 1245, will create a Working Waterfront...