The bill would require installation of monitoring stations near tanks and the collection of emissions caused while loading fuel into tanker trucks.
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Mills nominates utilities lawyer to serve on Maine PUC
If he’s confirmed, Patrick Scully, the recently retired CEO of Bernstein Shur, will be the second commissioner the governor has named to the three-person panel.
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Navy says it’s charting a new course after rash of problems with ships
Technology that doesn’t work as it should, deferred maintenance and an aging fleet are among the challenges.
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Businesses celebrate unmasking, but some customers hesitate
Maine’s indoor mask mandate and other pandemic restrictions expired Monday, as the state aligned with recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Biden’s solar ambitions collide with China labor complaints
The world gets 45% of its polysilicon – used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels – from Xinjiang, a region where the ruling party has been accused of forced labor and ethnic cleansing.
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Proposal to extend passenger rail to Bangor advances in Legislature
Major questions remain about the project, though, such as its cost and its environmental impact.
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Biden doubling emergency spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms, climate change
2021 has already had significant winter storms that caused a deadly blackout in Texas and other states and underscore the damage caused by climate change.
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Outdoor retailer REI to open first Maine store in Westbrook
The Seattle-area company, which competes with Maine-based L.L. Bean and others, plans to open at Rock Row in the fall.
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Maine home sales and prices continued their steep climb in April
Sales of single-family homes jumped 35.7% from April of 2020, when Maine was shut down by the pandemic.
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Navy charts a new course for combat ships
The Navy’s speedy littoral combat ships had propulsion problems