environment
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PublishedMarch 7, 2020
Nevada mine fight pits electric cars against rare flower
Environmentalists say there's no way to harvest lithium without wiping out Tiehm's buckwheat.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2020
Casco Bay nonprofit awards environmental grants
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2020
New smelt study will help record once-rich Maine resource
Biologists are recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to locate and count spawning smelt.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2020
‘Invisible oil’ from 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill reached Florida Keys
Small concentrations of toxic crude were potentially harming marine life, a new study finds.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Maine says its plan to protect whales from lobster gear is better than feds think
Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher says the National Marine Fisheries Service didn't give the state's plan credit for all of its whale protections.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
Bill to give Maine DEP more authority over ‘forever chemicals’ advances in committee
The bill is one of multiple measures that lawmakers will consider this year in response to growing concerns about PFAS contamination in Maine.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Maine’s plan to protect whales falls short, regulators say, raising prospect of federal rules
The National Marine Fisheries Service says the state's proposal to keep endangered right whales from getting entangled in lobstering gear doesn't go far enough.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2020
Environmental regulators say Lewiston scrap metal firm violated clean water laws
Grimmel Industries and two related companies in Oakland and Topsham must pay a $250,000 fine to the EPA and end pollution practices.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2020
Maine Gardener: If you can’t beat invasives in toto, beat them in part
Gardeners and wildlands managers, don't give up if you can't eradicate invasive plants. Even slowing their spread is helpful.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2020
Maine Voices: Poisoned bait kills more than mice
Dogs and cats, foxes, bobcats, hawks, eagles and owls all are at risk of death if they eat poisoned rodents.
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