Regulators say batteries take up too much of the limited space in Maine’s landfills and have caused a surge in fires.
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UMaine taps into satellite data to help oyster farmers
A free online dashboard uses the information to help Maine oyster farmers predict time to market.
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York County is rebuilding its destroyed dunes. Officials warn it’s just the start to save the coastline.
The county is bolstering beaches and dunes washed away by storms as part of a $5.1-million effort that involves piping up sand from the seabed. But full restoration would cost $50 million.
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How can we equip Maine’s aging waste facilities? | Column
Maine needs to cut down the amount of solid waste it produces.
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How would Maine’s proposed climate superfund work?
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of climate-related disasters.
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Maine Forest Service urges loggers to adapt to extreme weather
A new handbook calls for those who earn a living from the woods to embrace nontraditional methods to manage a changing climate.
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EPA ruling on climate change could make Maine’s air harder to breathe
The agency has rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.
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Maine’s lobster hot spot appears to be having a baby boom
After years of decline, the number of baby lobsters found along a key stretch of Maine’s coast has been above average the past 2 years.
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Sludge treatment plant proposed in Sanford
Aries Clean Technologies claims its gasification and oxidization plant can destroy most forever chemicals in sewage sludge, but the state has yet to evaluate its claims.
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Conservation groups near $62M goal for 78,000 acres in western Maine
The Magalloway Collaborative has raised over $49 million to permanently conserve forest and wetlands for a variety of public uses.