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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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Kent's Wharf serves as a hub for commercial lobster fishermen on Swans Island. The owners of the longstanding wharf are putting the business and property up for sale at an auction.
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An insurance group ranks Maine 14th among the 18 East Coast and Gulf Coast states that need to prepare buildings for possible hurricanes.
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How conservationists are working to bring back the almost-extinct American Chestnut tree, and what that teaches about protecting other tree species
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The study found that rockweed biomass recovered from harvesting in just one year. Other scientists believe the research is flawed.
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Friends of Casco Bay has partnered with other environmental groups to study healthy eelgrass beds this summer in hopes of finding a way to restore eelgrass habitat. Learn more at their webinar Thursday.
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The metro area has ranked among the cleanest cities for ozone for seven years in a row, and for its daily measure of particle pollution for the last 15 years.
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This summer, York and Cumberland Counties will update floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time in years. The maps show that hundreds of additional property owners may face flood risks.
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Several environmental groups have filed suit against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for failing to slash carbon emissions as required by state law.
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The Maine projects are among 30 coastal restoration awards announced on Earth Day by the White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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The saltmarsh sparrow only breeds in salt marshes in the Northeast, and has been in rapid decline since the late 1990s.