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The rising concerns over PFAS

As we become more aware of the dangers of PFAS in everyday items and foods, how do we combat them going forward?

Salon

Cleanup begins after freight train derailment, fire in Maine

The railway owner is leading cleanup and track repairs following a freight train derailment and fire in Maine

The Independent UK

Centrist Maine Democrat floats compromise debt limit plan

WASHINGTON — A moderate House Democrat from a key swing district is floating ideas for a short-term debt limit compromise and separate deficit reduction plan that includes policy proposals designed to appease both parties.

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Centrist Maine Democrat floats compromise debt limit plan - Roll Call

A moderate House Democrat is floating ideas for a short-term debt limit compromise designed to appease both parties.

Roll Call

Meteorite hunt! Museum offers $25k reward for fragment of Maine space rock

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum in Bethel is offering a hefty reward for anyone who can produce a significant fragment of a fallen meteorite.

Space

A rare fireball flew over Maine. Now there's a $25K reward for pieces of space rock

The Maine Mineral and Gem Museum is looking for meteorites from a rare fireball event near the Maine-Canada border. It's willing to pay anyone who can find them.

WEKU

Biden issues second veto of his presidency

Welcome to the Wednesday, April 12, Brew.

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 9, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

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Maine city reopens arena to hundreds of asylum seekers

Hundreds of asylum seekers have filed into a basketball arena in Portland as Maine’s largest city deals with a months-long surge in immigration that has taxed its already limited housing market

The Independent UK

Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now

Viewers located in a strip of the mainland U.S. stretching from Texas to Maine will be able to see the moon pass directly in front of the afternoon sun.

WEKU

Maine teen pleads guilty to charge in plot to attack Chicago mosque

Xavier Pelkey faces up to 15 years in prison.

Chicago Sun-Times

A new solar energy deal will bring power to 140,000 homes and businesses in 3 states

The agreement calls for Qcells and Virginia-based Summit Ridge Energy to deploy community solar projects capable of generating 1.2 gigawatts of electricity in Illinois, Maine and Maryland.

WEKU

Maine Mom: School wrong to help, hide gender transition

A Maine woman is suing a school district saying a counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition without consulting her

The Independent UK

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of April 4, 2023, six statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number (6) certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

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The Independent UK

Maine ice disk on frozen lake measures 541 meters across

Volunteers in the state of Maine have reclaimed a world record in a category that few people know exists: The biggest ice carousel

Multichannel News

Charter Buys Maine’s Bee Line Cable

Acquisition of Central Maine operator accompanies an $82 million investment to compete more forcefully against fiber rivals in the region

Tribune News Service

States seek to ease child care crunch

States are spending more money and creating new incentives to ease the severe child care crisis, with most federal pandemic aid set to dry up in September.

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

As of March 21, 2023, five statewide measures have been certified for the ballot in three states for elections in 2023. That’s the same as the average number certified at this point in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021.

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The Independent UK

Maine asks vegan man to remove ‘inappropriate’ LUVTOFU custom license plate

‘We have a public interest in keeping phrases and words that are profane or may incite violence off the roadways,’ Maine secretary of state says

The Independent UK

Last wild Atlantic salmon can survive Maine dams, feds say

The federal government says endangered Atlantic salmon can coexist with dams on a river in Maine, dealing a blow to environmentalists who want to remove the dams

Zenger

Stranded Couple, Children Rescued From Icy Maine Lake During Nor’easter

A family of three was rescued after being stranded while ice fishing amid a fierce nor'easter.

Fortune

Cases of tickborne disease babesiosis are surging in the U.S. Northeast, the CDC warns. Here’s what you need to know

Historically, Babesiosis wasn’t considered to be endemic in Vermont, Maine, and New Hampshire. But it is now, the CDC says in a new report.

Zenger

Powerful Late-Winter Nor’easter Blankets Northeast In 3 Feet Of Snow

A nor'easter dumped up to three feet of heavy, wet snow across the Northeast.

Roll Call

Efforts to boost Pentagon budget may start with Navy - Roll Call

As it has in recent years, Congress may increase the Navy's shipbuilding accounts above what the Pentagon requested.

WEKU

The Maine lobster industry sues California aquarium over a do-not-eat listing

Industry groups are suing the Monterey Bay Aquarium for defamation, arguing that their prized catch shouldn't be on a "red list" published by Seafood Watch, a conservation program it operates.

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