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Maine bans use of sewage sludge on farms to reduce risk of PFAS poisoning

Sludge used as crop fertilizer has contaminated soil, water, crops and cattle, forcing farmers to quit

The Guardian - UK

Solar projects are on hold as U.S. investigates whether China is skirting trade rules

A federal investigation of allegations that China is illegally avoiding duties on solar panels sold to U.S. companies is putting the brakes on the nation's solar power build-out.

WEKU

Susan Collins calls the cops over polite abortion message chalked outside home

‘Intricately drawn’ message urging Republican senator to back reproductive rights bill was not a crime, police in Maine say

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Collins calls the cops over chalk sign

“Susie, please, Mainers want WHPA —–> vote yes, clean up your mess,” the message in chalk on the sidewalk read

Salon

Abortion rights message scrawled in chalk outside Sen Susan Collins’ Maine home prompts police response

The message outside of the Maine Senator’s home ‘was not overly threatening’, according to authorities

The Independent UK

Maine's Ban on 'DEEZNTZ' Might Be Unconstitutional

The state's new rules on vulgar vanity plates could amount to unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.

Reason

Top Democrat on abortion legislation blasts Collins-Murkowski bill as insufficient

Senator Richard Blumenthal says from the Maine Republican are inaccurate

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American Mensa Mind Games sees high IQ-types look for the next Scattergories, Trivial Pursuit or Taboo among new board games

Game makers are seeking the brainiac seal of approval this weekend, as members of the high IQ group from around the country gather in Maine to engage to play all day.

Chicago Sun-Times

Psyched: Big Pharma's Sanofi Enters Psychedelics Space, DNA From 80 Psilocybe Mushrooms Published Online, Maine Psychedelics Bill Shelved

Benzinga’s first-ever Psychedelics Capital Conference was a colossal success. Over 600 investors, policymakers, industry executives and thought leaders gathered at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach for a full day of networking and education.

Benzinga

Governor asks tribes, lawmakers to end sovereignty push

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills is asking tribal chiefs and legislatives leaders to drop their effort to amend the Maine Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1980 to expand tribal sovereignty

The Independent UK

Maine Could Be the Third State To End Single-Family-Only Zoning

The Pine Tree State is embracing California-style housing reforms. It could run into California-style problems.

Reason

Maine governor signs bill letting tribe regulate its water

Maine Gov. Janet Mills has signed into law a bill that allows the Passamaquoddy Tribe at Pleasant Point regulate its drinking water

The Independent UK

Maine man dies after contracting rare virus spread by infected tick bite

The adult-aged man developed neurological symptoms and died in hospital, the CDC confirmed

The Independent UK

Supreme Court denies Penobscot appeal over namesake river

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined the Penobscot Indian Nation's appeal in its fight with Maine over ownership and regulation of the tribe’s namesake river

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Benzinga

WYNK THC And CBD Infused Seltzers Now Available In Eight States

WYNK THC & Seltzer now is available in eight states: New Mexico, Michigan and Arkansas recently joined Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri and Ohio on the roster of states where medical patients and/or recreational consumers can purchase the balanced 1:1 ratio THC and CBD seltzers.

The Independent UK

Maine lawmakers taking up thorny issue of tribal sovereignty

Native American tribes in Maine gave up some of their rights to the state when they settled their land claims more than 40 years ago

USA Today Sports Media Group

Celtics signing Juwan Morgan to multi-year contract

Shams Charania: The Boston Celtics are signing forward Juwan Morgan to a multiyear deal out of their NBA G League Maine affiliate, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Morgan played two NBA games this season for the Celtics and Raptors. He fills ...

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Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmed, will be sworn in this summer

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The Independent UK

LOCALIZE IT: Story ideas around the Jackson confirmation

After 232 years and 115 other justices, the Supreme Court will have its first Black woman justice. The senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday by a vote of 53-47. Three Republicans — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine and Mitt Romney of Utah — voted with Democrats…

The Conversation

Bird flu is killing millions of chickens and turkeys across the US

An outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in chicken and turkey flocks has spread across 24 U.S. states since it was first detected in Indiana on Feb. 8, 2022. Better known as bird flu, avian influenza is a family of highly contagious viruses that are not harmful to wild birds…

Los Angeles Times

LZ Granderson: Stand back, because Lindsey Graham keeps flip-flopping like crazy

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is expected to be confirmed this week after a bipartisan group of senators voted on Monday to advance her nomination. So far only three Republicans — Susan Collins of Maine, Mitt Romney of Utah and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — have said they will support Jackson.…

The Independent UK

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

The Independent UK

Storms batter aging power grid as climate disasters spread

Power outages from severe weather have roughly doubled over the past two decades across the U.S. as a warming climate stirs more destructive storms

The Independent UK

Romney and Murkowksi support Ketanji Brown Jackson’s Supreme Court nomination

Two Republicans join Senator Susan Collins of Maine in supporting President Joe Biden’s nominee.

The Independent UK

Westward Ho! Maine potatoes travel far after western drought

Maine’s potato growers had such a bumper crop that they've been helping out larger potato states out West

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