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Maine public-power vote could shape new course for utilities
The Hill via Yahoo News· 8 months agoMaine residents are set to vote next week on a ballot initiative that would make the state the first...
Maine voters don't like their electric utilities, but they balked at paying billions to buy them out
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 7 months agoPower companies can be publicly or privately owned and may report to corporate boards, local...
Danger in the water: Mississippians in dark about 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThis is the second story of an investigative series conducted by Consumer Reports in partnership...
Petition to replace CMP, Versant with consumer-owned utility has valid signatures to get on ballot
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 30—A citizens' initiative to replace Maine's two largest electric utilities with one owned by consumers has gathered enough valid petition signatures to get the measure considered by voters ...
Maine Republicans to Whole Foods: Blacklist lobster, lose state tax benefits
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 14—Black list Maine lobster at your peril, Whole Foods. Republican lawmakers unveiled a suite of bills Tuesday to protect Maine's $1.7 billion lobster industry and punish those who would ...
Advocacy groups rebuke calls to expand Maine's progressive treatment program
Sun Journal, Lewiston, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDec. 13—More mental health advocacy groups are speaking out against Maine's so-called progressive treatment program amid a flurry of media coverage of the Thanksgiving Day murder of Gabriel ...
On trial now: The fate of a key clean energy transmission line in Maine
Canary Media via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHow hard could it be to bring more carbon-free power to New England, a region with a professed...
On the agenda: Springfield to vote on new camping ordinance
The Register-Guard via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHere’s a roundup of what local elected leaders will talk about during public meetings this week....
Feds require airlines to automatically refund passengers for canceled or delayed flights
Maine Morning Star via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe U.S. Department of Transportation announced on Wednesday new rules that will put refunds quickly...
EPA proposal would tighten limits on PFAS in Maine water
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 14—Nearly two years after Maine imposed some of the nation's first limits on industrial pollutants known as "forever chemicals," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed ...