environment
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PublishedOctober 22, 2020
Mill spills over 30,000 gallons of chemicals into Penobscot River
Chemicals spilled into the river through a ruptured underground sewer line and a failed floor drain.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Commentary: Judges must heed RBG’s example, uphold federal role in protecting environment
A grasp of climate science and of their rulings’ long-term impacts should be the baseline for nomination and confirmation to the federal bench.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2020
Incentive program launched to swap out old wood stoves in Cumberland County
The American Lung Association is offering a voucher worth $1,000 to those who replace their high-polluting wood stove with a cleaner-burning one.
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PublishedOctober 5, 2020
Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
Environmentalists and grassroots activists say regulations let hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from other states go into Maine's largest landfill.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Maine businesses host online forums on climate change action
The next session, on confronting climate change in Maine's natural resource sectors, will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.
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PublishedSeptember 29, 2020
Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2020
China, top greenhouse gas emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
The goal will be a challenge for the country, which relies heavily on coal for its electricity.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2020
The mysterious lives and enduring allure of whales
In the lyrical 'Fathoms,' Rebecca Giggs writes about marine mammals that survived centuries of intensive hunting, yet are now again under threat.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Smoke from wildfires in the West reaches East Coast and even Europe
Plumes from deadly and record-breaking fires are being caught in the atmospheric jet stream and carried across the United States.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2020
Maine Voices: A Mainer fought for the Casco Bay, Presumpscot River we enjoy today
Sen. Edmund Muskie mustered the support of enough colleagues to override President Nixon’s veto of the Clean Water Act, and his work continues.
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