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King introduced similar legislation two years ago that would have added roughly 42,000 acres to the existing monument. The latest proposal would add just 2,500 acres, just enough to better connect the monument with Millinocket.
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Actively mined areas would be limited to five acres, and would require water monitoring, land restoration and "dark sky" standards.
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The report also indicates that Maine has made gains over ten years by decreasing air emissions and dropping total releases to air, water and land by 40 percent.
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Attorney General Aaron Frey is seeking unspecified damages for injuries and for the cleanup of 400 miles of Maine rivers and 1.8 acres of ocean that are currently identified as impaired by PCBs.
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The Gulf's annual average sea surface temperature was 52.6 degrees, nearly two degrees above normal, and the fifth-warmest year on record.
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday new limits for six "forever chemicals" in drinking water. The new standards are more strict than Maine's current limit of 20 parts per trillion, and the new standards could affect water supplies across Maine.
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The tradition of wooden boatbuilding in Maine, what it entails, and how to learn
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Monhegan, Matinicus and Ragged Islands will need mitigation measures to protect 85 structures from sea level rise over the next 75 years.
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Comments and stories about how the eclipse experience was for town organizers, scientists and the public
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Amateur researchers in Maine collected scientific data on the solar eclipse as part of Citizen CATE 2024, a NASA-funded project studying the sun's corona. The project also aims to lower the financial barrier to astronomy.
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All eyes were pointed at the sky at about 3:30 p.m. Monday for the total eclipse. But for a group of students and faculty from the University of Maine, the big moment came nearly two hours earlier.
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Across Wabanaki territory, which is now known as Maine, tribal nations were recognizing and reflecting on Monday's eclipse in their own ways.