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PublishedNovember 1, 2023
31,000 acres of ancestral land could be returned to Penobscot Nation
The prospective deal would increase tribal trust holdings by a third and secure public access to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument from the south.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
Right whale population levels off after steep decline, but threats remain
A new estimate of the number of surviving North Atlantic right whales indicates that the population has hovered around 350 animals for 3 years.
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PublishedOctober 23, 2023
A warming Gulf Stream is edging ever closer to shore
The shifting current may cause breakaway areas of warm water that raise temperatures in the Gulf of Maine for months at a time, a study finds.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2023
Canadian company makes 2nd bid for zinc mine near Katahdin
Wolfden Chase Mtn. LLC says that Pickett Mountain has the country’s largest undeveloped reserves of a type of ore that contains high-grade zinc and smaller but still commercially valuable amounts of copper, lead, silver and gold.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2023
Lawmakers hear how other states are catching up to Maine on PFAS regulation
Thirty-three states have introduced about 200 new PFAS policies or laws this year alone.
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PublishedSeptember 22, 2023
Kelp connection: Maine studies seaweed’s power to slow climate change
While Maine already measures the green carbon storage capacity of its forests, it is one of the first states to consider the potential seaweed has to store carbon when it breaks apart and falls to the ocean floor.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2023
UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen
They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2023
Colby College professor studying how wildfire smoke fuels climate change
Assistant chemistry professor Greg Drozd says it's clear there is a feedback loop – climate change leading to more wildfires and wildfires leading to more warming – and is trying to determine the magnitude of the effect.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities
Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine's southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
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PublishedAugust 31, 2023
Pro-wind power groups urge Mills to give tribes a place at the table
Environmental and labor officials ask the administration to do more to include the Wabanaki tribes of Maine in offshore wind talks.
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