Maine was warned about toxins in sludge decades before PFAS crisis began

Maine’s PFAS crisis is often portrayed as a result of regulators and health officials not knowing about the chemicals that were present in the sludge spread throughout the state, but there were concer...

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How Donald Trump's policies are slowing a Maine mill’s revival

Trump's Iran war and tariffs are delaying the revival of Jay's former paper mill, affecting the western Maine town's economy.

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An examination of extreme weather events and their health and well-being impacts on climate change activism behaviors in the United States - Climatic Change

Climatic Change - Climate change activism is crucial to promoting effective climate change mitigation and adaptation policies. This study examined the relationship between experiencing extreme...

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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America to full operations, putting hundreds of journalists who have...

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Proposed Maine data-center ban would kill plans for an old paper mill

A proposed data center project in Jay faces cancellation risks from a bill imposing a statewide moratorium on new data centers.

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Few Mainers are getting tested for PFAS despite state push

The 164 positive tests the state has collected since last fall likely represent a fraction of the people exposed to high PFAS levels.

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EPA Hits 40-Year Lows in Staffing After Trump Targets Its Public Health Experts - Inside Climate News

An Inside Climate News analysis of just-released federal workforce data shows more than 4,000 employees departed between January 2025 and January 2026, including a majority of team leaders.

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Nikkei 225 declines more than 6% as oil breaks $100 a barrel

Higher energy prices could contribute to higher inflation and lower economic growth.

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Maine is using outdated rules to close contaminated compost plant

Maine regulators are using an outdated rule to review the closure of a contaminated compost plant, raising concerns about inadequate cleanup.

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Claudette Colvin, Who Refused to Give Her Bus Seat to a White Woman, Dies at 86

Her defiance of Jim Crow laws in 1955 made her a star witness in a landmark segregation suit, but her act was overshadowed months later when Rosa Parks made history with a similar stand.

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How Maine farmers are fighting a drought that will stretch into 2026

Already in its seventh month, this year's drought has been a wakeup call to farmers, who were used to long stretches of rainfall.

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Brown shooting victim was pursuing dream of becoming brain surgeon

Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, 18, was one of two people killed at Brown University on Saturday.

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A celebrated conservationist's unwitting role in Maine's PFAS crisis

Conservationist Bill Ginn is mad about what happened at the Hawk Ridge Compost Facility that he started 35 years ago as a recycling center.

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GBH lays off 15 employees following loss of federal funding, its fourth round of job cuts this year - The Boston Globe

Employees working on children’s programming as well as business and operations staff in marketing, finance, and technology were among the job cuts.

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Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that runs into the Penobscot River

The state is requiring a treatment system for PFAS chemicals as part of a controversial 61-acre expansion plan at Juniper Ridge.

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A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing

For almost four decades, Hawk Ridge, the state’s largest composting facility, turned sewage sludge into compost used in Maine and beyond.

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Why Maine is losing out on a wood building boom

Cross-laminated timber has long been used in Europe but is relatively new in the U.S., and Maine only recently added it to its building code.

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Maine’s 1st energy storage project using manmade ponds proposed in Oxford County

When there is high demand for power on the grid, water from the upper reservoir will be released through turbines that generate electricity down to the lower reservoir for distribution on the grid.

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Donald Trump’s tariffs test a legacy Maine industry that global trade decimated

The president’s frequently changing tariffs have left Maine businesses uncertain about investing in new product lines and markets.

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Donald Trump’s tariffs test a legacy Maine industry that global trade decimated

The president’s frequently changing tariffs have left Maine businesses uncertain about investing in new product lines and markets.

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Conditions are perfect in the Maine woods for moose-killing ticks

Changes in Maine’s North Woods have caused tick populations to boom, killing off large numbers of moose calves and worrying scientists who are experimenting with ways to preserve the health of the ico...

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The secret tunnels keeping Mainers safe from dangerous animal crashes

Maine is quietly embracing methods long used the western U.S. to divert animals around high-strike roads and areas reshaped by development.

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Maine lawmakers pitch a new way around forever chemicals

A bill before the Maine Legislature’s energy committee seeks $10 million to extend Fairfield’s public water to residents with PFAS-contaminated wells.

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Canadian company says it will open in northern Maine because of tariffs

Grand Falls Agromart is located 3 miles from a border crossing and currently imports about 65 percent of its ingredients from the U.S.

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See all the chemicals in your Maine town’s drinking water

The new dataset allows residents to see whether contaminants in their water meet various standards.

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This toxic chemical is more common in Maine groceries than you think

More than a decade after Maine restricted its use, the chemical is still widespread and doesn't always have to be disclosed.

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