Three breweries in Maine have installed equipment to collect the gas during the fermentation process, giving them control over the supply of CO2 and reducing their carbon footprint.
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Posted inNation & World
A frozen human foot found on Mount Everest revives a century-old mystery
Remains found on Mount Everest may have belonged to the British climber Andrew Comyn ‘Sandy’ Irvine, who disappeared along with George Mallory in 1924.
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Posted inLocal & State, News
Climate change delays, disrupts Maine’s fall foliage season
Warming temperatures are pushing back peak conditions by more than a week since the 1950s. But several factors shape the timing and brilliance of autumnal color.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Resigning airport official: I am ‘distracting’ from toxic foam clean-up efforts
‘I’ve decided to remove myself as a focal point,’ said Kristine Logan, whose resignation from the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority becomes official on Oct. 18.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Maine delegation concludes offshore wind mission in Denmark, Norway
Gov. Janet Mills says the trip offered a chance to meet with government and industry leaders who are ‘deeply interested in investing’ in Maine’s offshore wind development.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Maine DEP says expansion of state’s largest landfill would benefit public
The decision allows the state to apply to add 61 acres to the state-owned Juniper Ridge Landfill, which takes in 52% of the state’s waste.
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EPA: Navy has ‘ultimate responsibility’ to address Brunswick chemical spill
The head of the federal agency’s Superfund program told the Navy in a Sept. 26 letter that it must ‘take any and all actions necessary to address the recent spill of AFFF at Hangar 4 and to ensure protection of human health and the environment.’
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Vulnerable Mainers weigh in on state’s climate action plan
The Maine Climate Council on Wednesday heard the results of an equity study that asked low-income residents, older and rural Mainers, veterans and others about the state’s goals.
Posted inTimes Record
Communities weigh whether Kennebec River dams should come down
With four hydroelectric dams up for relicensing, the future of the Kennebec River is in flux.
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Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River
‘We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,’ says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.