More heat pumps in homes and businesses and electric vehicles on the road are pushing Maine to figure out how to handle increased electricity demands.
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Falcon lost after fleeing eagle tracked down in Phippsburg
A gyrfalcon belonging to Wiscasset resident Larry Barnes was chased by an eagle last Monday near Georgetown’s Little River. Barnes recovered the bird in Phippsburg that evening.
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Proposed Brunswick-Rockland excursion train would include fine-dining car
AmeriStarRail wants to launch a passenger line on a 57-mile stretch from Brunswick to Rockland, with stops in Bath, Wiscasset and Newcastle.
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Some in Maine cannot sue for decades-old child sex abuse claims
Public institutions, including schools, are immune from lawsuits for the alleged incidents, preventing many from filing civil claims, despite legal reform efforts that have eliminated the statute of limitations. One man who says he was victimized calls it ‘another injustice.’
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How the Maine coast will be reshaped by a rising Gulf of Maine
Maine sea levels are projected to rise between 1.1 and 3.2 feet by 2050 and between 3 and 9.3 feet by 2100, depending on how successful and quick we are at curbing global emissions rates.
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Bellows asks Maine supreme court to rule on Trump ballot eligibility without delay
Bellows had previously ruled that former President Trump was disqualified from the Maine Republican primary ballot.
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Environmentalists, consumer advocates at odds with businesses over plan to scale back natural gas
Proposed legislation targets natural gas expansion to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but business groups and Republicans say it will damage Maine’s economy.
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Bath council denies request to ban golf course housing development, sends issue to voters
Bath city councilors were concerned about government overreach and said they wanted voters to weigh in on a petition to stop The Bath Golf Club’s plan to reduce the course to nine holes and build housing.
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Local climate protesters plan trip to D.C. to oppose natural gas facilities in the South
Bill Rixon and a handful of like-minded Mainers over the age of 60 are due in the Capitol in February to protest a new fossil fuel development.
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Maine lawmakers call for global treaty to curb fossil fuel use, slow climate change
House members split along party lines, with majority Democrats passing a resolution in support of a global fossil fuel treaty despite the opposition of Republicans.