Maine is pushing to increase the number of electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids on the road from 7,000 to 219,000 by 2030.
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Labor shortage and recruitment topic of annual Small Business Forum
The Mainebiz event is in person Thursday, Aug. 25, at the Westin Portland Harborview Hotel.
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Learn how to quick pickle summer vegetables with KELT
Visit the LOCAL Garden in Bath at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, to learn how to quick pickle a variety of garden vegetables.
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Letters to the editor: Progress on burn pits, but where is accountability?
Progress on burn pits, but where is accountability? I applaud Congress on finally passing legislation to deal with veterans’ health issues related to burn pits and their service in the Middle East. It is also noteworthy that they included veterans that had similar issues going back many decades as far back as the Vietnam era. […]
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Teacher retirements and resignations burden schools statewide
As the new school year nears, superintendents are scrambling to find qualified applicants to fill positions, mirroring a recent trend.
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The Conversation: How not to solve the climate change problem
THE CONVERSATION — When politicians talk about reaching “net zero” emissions, they’re often counting on trees or technology that can pull carbon dioxide out of the air. What they don’t mention is just how much these proposals or geoengineering would cost to allow the world to continue burning fossil fuels. There are many proposals for removing […]
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March of the monkfish: How a bottom-dweller keeps bellies full, fisheries afloat
By serving up seafood like monkfish stew at low or no cost, the Fishermen Feeding Mainers program helps keep Maine’s turbulent fishing industry afloat while helping the food insecure obtain nutritious meals.
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Efforts grow in Maine to encourage use of bird-safe windows
The new L.L. Bean headquarters in Freeport offers the most recent example of windows retrofitted to help prevent bird strikes.
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Golden, Pingree join House Democrats in passing Inflation Reduction Act
Golden joined the rest of his party’s members in passing the legislation after being the only House Democrat to vote against the larger Build Back Better package that passed in the House but failed in the Senate last year.