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Massive Maine coon cat happily accepts his role as stepfather to orphaned orange foster kitten
AOL
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Massive Maine Coon Cat Happily Accepts His Role As Stepfather to Orphaned Orange Foster Kitten originally appeared on PetHelpful. Families come in many shapes and sizes. They can even be chosen! That's exactly what happens whenever someone adopts...
Maine becomes last New England state to mandate organics diversion
Waste Dive
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July 2, 2025
Dive Brief: Maine enacted a law requiring certain large food waste generators to divert their organic waste from disposal starting July 1, 2030. The bill became law without the governor’s signature. The organics diversion mandate becomes more...
Watch your step: Piping plover chicks are zipping around Maine beaches this holiday weekend
News Center Maine
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July 5, 2025
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife urges beachgoers to "share the shore" during the busy Fourth of July weekend. MAINE, USA — Maine’s beaches aren’t just packed with beachgoers and fireworks this holiday weekend—they’re also...
Maine Families, Businesses Win as Governor Mills Signs Bill That Preserves Energy Freedom of Choice
Consumer Energy Alliance
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July 1, 2025
Bipartisan bill ensures Mainers can choose how they heat their homes and power their businesses Maine joins the more than 25 states which bar individual municipalities from barring specific forms of energy AUGUSTA, Maine – Consumer Energy Alliance...
Maine legislature leaves key bills pending as session ends
Pine State News - Maine
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June 30, 2025
Legislators in Maine have concluded the 2025 session, leaving numerous bills to be addressed in the upcoming 2026 session. Among these are several significant proposals related to energy, environment, privacy, labor, and taxation. In the realm of...
Maine State Wildlife Officials To Take Part In National ‘Dry Water’ Campaign This 4th
Q106.5 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
Members of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife are asking folks to stay safe and sober on Maine's waterways this 4th of July holiday. KaraGrubis KaraGrubis State game wardens and marine patrol officers will be hitting the water...
Wildlife on the Rebound
MKE Lifestyle - Wisconsin
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It’s easy to think of conservation as a trite topic in today’s society. Americans have never been more aware of the damage caused by centuries of unrelenting industrialization and human population expansion. The loss of species such as the...
Maine Man Arrested in Minnesota for a 2024 Lewiston Murder
I-95 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
A Maine man was arrested in Minnesota and charged with murder for the shooting death of a teenager nearly a year ago. Maine Man is Charged with Murder for the Death of a 17-Year-Old in Lewiston Nasib Aden, 23, of Lewiston, is charged with murder...
Maine State Chamber urges congressional delegation to prioritize economy
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Calling the outlook for Maine's economy "concerning," the Maine State Chamber of Commerce is urging elected officials to help reduce the burden on businesses. In a letter to the state's congressional leaders, the chamber suggests specific steps...
Media got it wrong when it comes to Maine’s pulp and paper mills
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 5, 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 Krysta West is the executive director of the Maine Forest Products...
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Maine clean energy
The Maine Monitor
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July 4, 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. On...
Maine CDC recommends limiting fish consumption from 4 new bodies of water due to PFAS contamination
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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June 30, 2025
The Maine Center for Disease Control is recommending that people limit consuming fish from four new bodies of water due to PFAS contamination. The new advisories apply to game fish caught in Lovejoy Pond in Albion, the Sebasticook River in Burnham...
Map Shows States Where Wildlife Is Under Threat
Newsweek
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July 4, 2025
A number of Western states have vulnerable wildlife that would be threatened by possible land protection rollbacks, according to the conservation group the Wilderness Society. Government documents have indicated that President Donald Trump and the...
Maine and West Virginia game wardens face off in North Woods Throwdown charity softball game
WABI - Maine
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June 30, 2025
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Maine (WMTW) - Maine game wardens took to the softball diamond for a good cause on Saturday. This year’s “North Woods Throwdown” took place at the Old Orchard Beach ballpark where members of the Maine Department of Inland...
Trump's budget bill will add 'significant stress' to Maine hospitals, officials say
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 3, 2025
Hospital officials in Maine are raising concerns about how President Trump's massive budget and domestic policy bill passed by Congress will affect facilities across Maine, particularly those in rural areas. The so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill"...
Indigenous nations reclaim and rejuvenate their land amid climate crisis
Utah Public Radio
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July 4, 2025
Amid the climate crisis, some Indigenous nations are reclaiming and rejuvenating their land. The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation recently reclaimed a piece of land in Idaho that was the site of a brutal massacre of their people. They are...
Maine’s black fly season is now all summer long
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 30, 2025
Editor’s note: This story was originally published on June 27, 2022. Nothing ruins a perfect Maine summer day faster than clouds of biting insects. Anyone who has spent any time here from May to October knows this and awaits their arrival with...
Maine Oyster Festival gives locals a taste of fresh shellfish—and a deeper look at industry
News Center Maine
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June 29, 2025
Visitors at Freeport's annual Oyster Festival got to meet the farmers behind the shellfish, deepening appreciation for Maine's rapidly growing aquaculture industry. FREEPORT, Maine — At this weekend’s Maine Oyster Festival, visitors weren’t just...
Diverse voices strengthen Maine communities | Stacy Brenner
The Portland Press Herald - Maine
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July 3, 2025
June 20 marked World Refugee Day, a day that recognizes the dignity of those fleeing violence, natural disasters or persecution and their right to seek safety. I was proud to join fellow legislators in cosponsoring a Joint Resolution that...
Tourists set their sights on Maine’s coast for the Fourth of July weekend
WABI - Maine
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July 3, 2025
PROSPECT, Maine (WABI) - Plenty of people from far and wide set Maine as their destination for the Fourth of July weekend. “We wanted to get an opportunity to see all of the coastal towns and the lighthouses and the history that Maine has;...