If it weren’t so hilly where he lives, Troy Jackson could look out the windows of his home in Allagash and see what has become the symbol of the fight over updating Maine’s mining rules.
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DEP’s out-of-state mining choice attacked
The Natural Resources Council of Maine on Thursday renewed its attack on the Department of Environmental Protection’s selection of an out-of-state contractor to help modernize Maine’s mining rules, alleging that both the contractor and the DEP had “misrepresented” the company’s credentials, experience and ties to the mining industry.
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Council: Mining rules contractor ‘misrepresented’ credentials
The Natural Resources Council also says the Michigan company has long-standing links to mining operations and shouldn’t be updating Maine’s mining rules.
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In many Maine schools, one-fifth of students in poverty
New census statistics reveal a large gap between have and have-not communities in the state.
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Gorham scientists to do mercury research with Mexican government
The Biodiversity Research Institute will be studying contamination as part of ongoing studies of mercury pollution.
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Winter moth sightings could signal trouble for Maine trees
The winter moth, which has caused widespread damage already in southern New England, has moved into eight more communities since populations were first discovered in Maine a year ago.
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Land for Maine’s Future board presses Gov. LePage to release bond funds
Alarmed by the prospect of losing projects to protect vast acreage of forests, farms, waterways and beaches from development, board members of the state’s Land for Maine’s Future program are calling on Gov. Paul LePage to release bond funding voters approved as long as five years ago.
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Mich. company to help rework Maine’s environmental rules for mines
The state has hired a Michigan consulting firm to help modernize environmental rules for mining operations, once again fueling the wrangling over mining in Maine.
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For same-sex couples, marriage is vindication
They have always seen their committed relationships as legitimate — now society has endorsed them as well.
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Global warming aids Maine cranberry crops, says expert
Maine’s cranberry harvest is up this year, and one Cooperative Extension specialist thinks warmer weather brought on by climate change might be one reason for that.