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Maine's elected officials weigh in on passage of Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' in House
News Center Maine
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July 3, 2025
The bill now heads to President Donald Trump's desk. He is expected to sign it on Friday. AUGUSTA, Maine — On Thursday, House Republicans narrowly passed President Donald Trump's $4.5 trillion tax and cuts bill, sending it to Trump's desk for his...
Scientists are the latest 'refugees'
The Week Magazine
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July 3, 2025
The U.S. is creating scientific refugees as research opportunities become precarious. Instead of worrying about their U.S. jobs, scientists are turning to international institutions to make a new life without fear of the Trump administration....
Maine leaders react to the passage of 'big, beautiful bill' in Congress
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 3, 2025
President Donald Trump's megabill has cleared both chambers and headed for his desk.Both Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden voted against the bill Thursday, just as both Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King did Wednesday."Today, the House passed...
Scientists warn US will lose a generation of talent because of Trump cuts
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
A generation of scientific talent is at the brink of being lost to overseas competitors by the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Science Foundation (NSF), with unprecedented political interference at the agency jeopardizing the...
Trump’s EPA has terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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In the onslaught of legal action and activism that followed, the EPA during President Donald Trump’s first term took an assertive stance, vowing to combat the spread of PFAS nationwide. In its big-picture PFAS action plan from 2019, the agency...
Maine lawmakers vote to recapitalize development program, but with risks to taxpayers
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 2, 2025
Maine lawmakers had to make some difficult funding choices this legislative session, but on adjournment day, a majority voted to recapitalize a program that leverages state-backed tax credits to lure investment in economic development projects....
A $156 million middle school is under construction in rural Maine. What’s behind the price tag?
The Maine Monitor
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July 6, 2025
RSU 14 Superintendent Chris Howell stepped through damp soil imprinted with tire treads from large construction vehicles as machinery whirred and beeped on a stretch of land near Sebago Lake. In a few years, the site will be home to a nearly $156...
Israeli startup says its new technology will save the planet. Scientists have doubts
Texarkana Gazette - Arkansas
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July 5, 2025
The startup Gigablue announced with fanfare this year that it reached a historic milestone: selling 200,000 carbon credits to fund what it describes as a groundbreaking technology in the fight against climate change. Formed three years ago by a...
How the Trump administration is already cutting off climate research
The Detroit News - Michigan
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A $15 million federal grant was supposed to help scientists better understand how the warming climate is harming plants and animals, setting many on paths toward extinction. But the Trump administration shelved it earlier this year, miring the...
Maine potatoes face high risk for late blight
Maine Public Broadcasting Network
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July 1, 2025
Scientists say Maine potato crops are at high risk for late blight- a destructive disease that devastated Maine's potatoes in 2009. Record high heat and humidity last week, followed by a cool and wet weekend, have increased the potential for late...
Science The Independent Here are all the places in the US that you can see the northern lights tonight
Yahoo News
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People in some parts of the U.S. may be able to see the northern lights this evening. Weather permitting, residents of more than a dozen states could hit the jackpot, according to the most recent forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Researchers using sound waves to tell us what's swimming in Casco Bay
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
On land, meteorologists use radar to keep us aware of changing atmospheric conditions using radio waves, but when it comes to the ocean, scientists need a different tool to understand activity where our eyes can't go. Fisheries acoustics uses...
Scientists report increased shark activity off Maine coast in recent years
WMTW 8 - Maine
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July 1, 2025
A video showing a great white shark feeding off the Maine coast has been viewed by scientists from across New England who study sharks.Ashley and Shaun McLennan said they spend a lot of time at sea, but they had never seen anything like what they...
Trump’s All-Out Assault on Science Constitutes a “Mind-Boggling Own-Goal”
Mother Jones
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July 5, 2025
Equipment used for tests on kratom in the University of Florida College of Pharmacy.Dirk Shadd/ZUMA Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This story was originally...
Maine State Chamber urges congressional delegation to prioritize economy
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Calling the outlook for Maine's economy "concerning," the Maine State Chamber of Commerce is urging elected officials to help reduce the burden on businesses. In a letter to the state's congressional leaders, the chamber suggests specific steps...
Maine developer of affordable, energy-efficient homes will ramp up
Mainebiz - Oregon
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Zero Energy Homes — a startup looking to show how modular construction combined with “net zero energy” principles can be priced for the affordable housing market — is almost finished building its single-family demonstration home in Searsport and...
Media got it wrong when it comes to Maine’s pulp and paper mills
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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July 5, 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 Krysta West is the executive director of the Maine Forest Products...
Maine potato scientists say conditions are ripe for late blight
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 30, 2025
Aroostook County potato growers should watch plants closely for late blight symptoms, crop scientists said Friday. High heat and humidity, followed by wet weather, make ideal conditions for the disease, according to the University of Maine...
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Maine clean energy
The Maine Monitor
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July 4, 2025
Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news. On...
Maine took a step backward on student restraint and seclusion
Bangor Daily News - Maine
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June 30, 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 Ross Greene is the founder of the Freeport-based nonprofit Lives in...