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After fixing an earlier data entry issue, the department is now projecting about $42 million in additional state funding.
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Maine's bottle deposit law has been credited with reducing litter and increasing recycling rates. That's largely insulated it from sweeping changes. But inflation, labor shortages and the costly sorting of a growing array of bottles and cans are posing new challenges for the program.
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Under the Affordable Care Act, insurers are supposed cover birth control without any out of pocket costs. The law also requires that over-the counter birth control must be available without a prescription. But a recent Congressional report found systemic noncompliance with the law.
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A spokesperson for ND Paper says the temporary shutdown is needed because of the high cost of energy and fiber, as well as market conditions.
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The Kingsleigh Inn will be converted into space that will house 10 Acadia National Park employees. The park was shorthanded last summer by 30-to-50 employees, in part, because of a lack of available housing for seasonal workers.
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One of the measures heard by the legislature's education committee on Tuesday would allow the state to reissue teaching certificates to retired teachers whose certification had lapsed.
Green burials are growing in popularity in New England and nationwide as more people consider their carbon footprint in their daily lives – and long after they’re gone.
Maine residents are installing more heat pumps and solar panels — one major challenge in building the state's clean energy workforce is how long it will take to train everyone.
Even with today's technological advances, hand measurements by volunteer observers are still the most efficient, cost-effective way to collect day-to-day weather data.
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The board members picked by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to oversee development around Walt Disney World announced on Tuesday that they didn't quite have the power they thought they had.
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Parts of the Himalayas in India are seeing people leave for cities that offer more jobs. Those left behind feel forgotten as the government looks to use the land for resources for the growing cities.
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The long-running baseball video game features a new mode that celebrates historical Black all-stars and offers a much-requested single-player experience.
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Twenty-two cars, including 10 carrying ethanol, derailed west of Minneapolis; four are on fire. The derailment's cause is under investigation. There is a half-mile evacuation area around the site.
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Evan Gershkovich, a U.S. citizen, was on a reporting assignment in the Ural mountain city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained by agents from Russia's Federal Security Services.
Thursday—Leading climate scientist Paul Mayewski discusses his research on human impacts on climate change, and talks about U Maine's Climate Change Institute and its 50 years of groundbreaking research
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