environment
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PublishedMarch 6, 2024
Maine Senate passes food scraps disposal ban
The measure would require commercial and industrial-scale food waste producers to donate their edible leftovers and recycle what remains.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2024
A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space
MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.
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PublishedFebruary 29, 2024
Proposed lithium mine in western Maine clears key hurdle
New rules recommended by the Board of Environmental Protection would allow the testing needed to build an open-pit mine over a large lithium-rich deposit at Plumbago Mountain in Newry.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2024
Maine House approves food waste recycling mandate
The bill would require some large producers of food waste to find beneficial uses rather than put it into the waste stream.
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PublishedFebruary 26, 2024
Ohio commission awards bids to frack oil and gas under state parks, wildlife areas
Fracking opponents decried the commission as being 'sheep' and giving in to corporate greed at the expense of Ohio greenspace.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2024
Forever chemicals in landfills threaten groundwater, streams and rivers
There is no evidence the pollutant-laden wastewater that forms when rain trickles through a landfill is escaping from the holding tanks, ponds or lagoons where it is stored, but then again, no one is looking.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2024
State panel rejects proposed mine near Baxter State Park
The Land Use Planning Commission voted 5-2 Wednesday to deny the rezoning bid from Wolfden LLC.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
Maine DEP moves to fast-track recovery permits after destructive winter storms
Lawmakers hope to ease some environmental regulations so people can build more durable infrastructure and recover more quickly after January's storms.
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PublishedFebruary 4, 2024
A research program aims to help farmers and gardeners cope with climate change
Barracuda, a project of universities in Maine and Vermont, gathers and shares data.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2024
Staff urges land-use planning board to reject Pickett Mountain mine rezoning
The proposal calls for rezoning 374 acres of land about 20 miles east of Katahdin to create a metallic mineral mine at Pickett Mountain.
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