The country-of-origin labeling requirement COOL, repealed in 2016, called for labels on beef and pork products to show where an animal was born, raised and slaughtered.
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Posted inBusiness, Food, Nation & World
To boost milk, dairy groups see hope in lattes in schools
Coffee bars are popping in high schools, and not just because students want to cram for tests.
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Maine Voices: Trump administration’s efforts to save coal are a slap in the face to humanity
Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.
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Commentary: Climate change is scary. Claims of ‘horns’ from smartphone use aren’t
Journalists stirring up health panics are undermining the most important stories of our time.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
George Rosenkranz, chemist who played role in birth control pill, dies at 102
The Hungarian-born researcher was among a team whose work led to the widespread availability of ‘the pill.’
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Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
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Commentary: Life is a chronic condition (and other lessons from cancer)
A religion scholar with a terrifying diagnosis discovers the peace that comes from accepting the unknown.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Santa Fe’s ‘Alzheimer’s Cafe’ helping people with dementia
Participants are given paint supplies, collage materials and sheet music to help stimulate their minds.
Posted inNew England, News, Schools and Education
Vermont requires testing of schools’ water for lead
A bill requiring the testing of water for lead in Vermont schools and registered or licensed child care centers has become law.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News, Politics
Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations
The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.