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The Northeast woke up to dangerously cold temperatures Saturday — well below zero. Even so, some unhoused people chose not to go to warming centers.
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A law approved by the legislature last year created a drought relief program for Maine farmers, but it was never funded. State officials say capitalizing that fund would be transformational for Maine farmers.
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A Cumberland County jury has ordered Northern Light Mercy Hospital and one of its physicians to pay $6.5 million to the parents of a young man who died from Lyme disease.
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In a press release, hospital officials cite a declining birth rate and a severe and persistent shortage of obstetricians willing to practice in the area as reasons for the decision.
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Democratic Rep. Clinton Collamore, a Democrat from Waldoboro, was indicted last month for allegedly forging multiple signatures to obtain public funds through Maine's campaign financing program.
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So far, contamination has been found on 56 farms and 23% of the more than 1,500 groundwater samples that have been collected – both from agricultural sites and residential wells – have tested above Maine’s interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for the cumulative total of six types of PFAS.
A passive house in Maine is able to maintain a temperature of around 70 degrees without the use of a furnace.
On the campus of Unity College in Maine is a solar panel that former President Jimmy Carter once installed on the White House.
In the decade since Unity divested, the movement has snowballed, with hundreds more institutions following in its steps.
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World leaders recently announced a $20 billion deal to help get Indonesia off coal power. But there are doubts about the deal, because -for one thing- the country is building brand new coal plants.
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In parts of West Africa, communities have designated biodiversity hotspots sacred and measure their value by the peace of mind they provide, rather than in dollars and cents.
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Congressman George Santos' constituents are furious and don't think he's doing the work to represent them. A recent poll finds most GOP voters want the scandal plagued Republican to resign.
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Gen. Pervez Musharraf, who seized power in a bloodless coup and later led a reluctant Pakistan into aiding the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, has died. He was 79.
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Record temperatures and powerful winds are blasting several states with dangerous subzero wind chills. The cold snap is expected to let up in the coming days.
Friday—Inaugural poet Richard Blanco talks about his first play, his latest poetry, and what he's working on next
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