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Maine officials urge Congress to preserve clean energy tax credits
News Center Maine
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June 24, 2025
Maine leaders say proposed cuts to clean energy tax credits could threaten jobs and projects, warning of higher costs and slower climate progress. AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine leaders on Monday called on Congress to protect federal clean energy tax...
PFAS concerns prompt Maine CDC to add to its fish consumption guidelines
News Center Maine
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June 30, 2025
Two of the advisories announced Friday expand on previous warnings, while four apply to new locations. MAINE, USA — The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new and updated freshwater fish consumption advisories after testing...
With new Portland home, Maine’s only medical school tackles doctor shortage
Mainebiz - Oregon
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When Ines Castro-Rosillo finishes medical school in 2028, she is aiming for a career in women’s health, while classmate Jim Barry is drawn to family medicine and the treatment of kidney diseases. “My goal would be to open my own private practice...
Maine’s ocean potential is vast if science leads the conversation
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 24, 2025
The BDN Opinion section operates independently and does not set news policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com Crystal Canney is executive director and spokesperson for Protect...
Tourism marketing effort will focus on Maine's downtowns and local attractions
Mainebiz - Oregon
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The development of tourism marketing strategies continues to unfold. In recent years, strategies have included the Maine Office of Tourism debut of a “Destination Management Plan,” awards of marketing grants and updates to imagery and messaging...
Nationwide injunction halts cuts to medical research funding
Silver State Times - Nevada
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June 30, 2025
Attorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General OfficeAttorney General Aaron D. Ford | Nevada Attorney General Office Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford, along with a coalition of 21 other attorneys general, has secured a nationwide...
How a Northeastern grad student from Rwanda is uplifting Maine’s immigrant communities
Northeastern Global News - Massachusetts
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June 30, 2025
Rwandan Northeastern graduate student Germain Mucyo builds community in Maine through tech, mentorship and immigrant advocacy. Germain Mucyo volunteers with Maine Initiatives, a nonprofit that supports social, economic and environmental justice...
2024 H-1B petitions: Approvals for employers classified under Utilities industry across Portland Maine News publication area
Portland Maine News
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June 30, 2025
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...
Great White Shark Attack Caught on Camera in Maine’s Boothbay Harbor
B98.5 - Maine
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June 30, 2025
Recently we brought you a story about Boothbay Harbor, Maine being ranked in the top 10 harbors in the United States and now we're bringing you a totally different story about the same harbor. Typically a day on the water in Boothbay Harbor is...
A Maine science lab expands at a precarious time for research groups
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 17, 2025
A midcoast science lab that has lost $1 million in funding during the second Trump administration hopes that its new expansion will help it secure more private sector funding and make itself less dependent on the federal government. Bigelow...
15 Must-Visit Maine Breweries That Are Totally Worth the Drive
102.9 WBLM - Maine
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June 29, 2025
Maine’s craft beer scene is a true monster, consistently serving up the innovation and creativity that beer lovers crave. To say we are lucky is true understatement. As of this publishing, there are over 120 breweries in the state. According to...
Maine heat wave incoming: NOAA forecasts hotter than normal summer
Seacoastonline - New Hampshire
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Summer vacation is officially underway, and — while it’s been rainy and cool these past few weeks — the months ahead are gearing up to be hotter than usual, per the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration’s three-month forecast. That...
Maine woman helps lead charge to change crash test dummy design
WMTW 8 - Maine
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June 23, 2025
Maria Weston Kuhn had one lingering question about the car crash that forced her to have emergency surgery during a vacation in Ireland: Why did she and her mother sustain serious injuries while her father and brother, who sat in the front, emerge...
Lifestyle Worcester Telegram & Gazette Woo! Science: The Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's distant past
Yahoo News
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Woo! Science is a column of science news and newsmakers in Worcester and the region. Got a science news idea? Email Margaret Smith at msmith@wickedlocal.com. So, dig. Literally. Maybe. As we go about our day, on the streets and roads of Worcester,...
A Maine-based tofu maker is doubling in size
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 29, 2025
A Maine-based tofu manufacturer that has expanded rapidly over the last decade is poised for even more growth as it completes a construction project that will double the size of its factory. After opening in Camden in 2008, Heiwa Tofu moved into...
Alzheimer’s research in peril. Will Trump budget cuts set progress back by decades?
NJ.com - New Jersey
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June 29, 2025
NJ.com regularly publishes editorials expressing the viewpoints of the organization’s leadership. This editorial was authored by Tony Dearing, director of news operations. Susan Collins has seen Alzheimer’s shatter her family. This horrid disease...
With federal funding in doubt, Maine’s domestic violence resource centers freeze hiring
The Maine Monitor
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June 29, 2025
Last year, when Syd Moore began work helping survivors of domestic violence find housing, they managed about eight cases. Now, Moore works with two dozen cases, with another five expected soon. Moore used to be one of two housing navigators...
Woo! Science: Worcester area holds clues to the Earth's past
Wicked Local - Massachusetts
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The Worcester area has evidence of the Mesoproterozoic Era, going back to the earliest known days of the present-day Earth's formation. Glaciers, volcanic activity and the pushing of tectonic plates all contributed to the region's landscape. Rock...
Paper mills in Maine release above average levels of greenhouse gas
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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“In Maine, there are several plants that are still burning coal and… tires,” said Courtney Bernhardt, EIP’s director of research who co-authored the report. “We wanted to raise awareness about that.” The group analyzed greenhouse gas emissions...
Maine's new ticketing transparency law could be a model for others, music industry advocates say
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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June 20, 2025
Gov. Janet Mills has signed a new law that's intended to protect Maine consumers from predatory live event ticketing practices. Some independent music and arts venues say it offers some of the strongest protections from deceptive resale practices...