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Newly released documents from the Maine Ethics Commission show that energy giant NextEra secretly financed two groups working to defeat a transmission project through western Maine between 2018 and 2019
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At one polling location, voters were split over a public buyout of the state's electric grid.
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The resolution suggests that prosecuting someone for using and cultivating psychedelic plants should be the lowest priority for law enforcement.
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More than 6,300 acres in Aroostook County are now home to a new Wildlife Management Area. It includes important habitat for Atlantic salmon and deer. It can be used by hunters, anglers, and paddlers.
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The new residence hall is on track to be Passive House certified. University officials say it'll be the country's second-largest Passive House building at a university.
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The bill only allows non-surgical interventions such as medications whose effects only last as long as the drug is taken.
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Starting July 1, the rate increases will be about $6 per month for CMP customers, and from $5.50 to nearly $9 for Versant customers. These increases come atop those recently approved by the commission, which will cost about $5 per month over the next two years for CMP customers, and about $10 per month for Versant customers.
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Save NMMC members have been skeptical of the hospital's claims that it is struggling; some more sympathetic to the hospital say its struggles are no different than what other rural hospitals face.
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Supporters of aquaponics praise it for using less water and less land than traditional agriculture to grow crops. It is also seen as a sustainable alternative to ocean fishing, the future of which is threatened by warming sea waters and over harvesting.
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The private company that runs Maine's largest, state-owned landfill said it can no longer accept millions of pounds of sludge per month, forcing municipalities to change operations to avoid a potential environmental "crisis" as waste builds up at treatment plants.