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Maine’s law to reduce PFAS in products is off to a slow start
Under Maine’s phased-in PFAS ban, manufacturers will soon be required to report on PFAS types and volumes in products, but the state is granting many businesses a 6-month extension.
Commissioners to ask Gov. Mills and legislative leaders to approve emergency funding of $13.3 million
A planned letter will ask lawmakers for special session to raise lawyer pay to $150 an hour amid record attorney shortage.
A state agency selects a landfill manager to conduct a study of leachate treatment options, raising questions
Lawmakers question selection process and potential conflicts of interest.
Four key environmental bills from Maine’s 130th Legislature you probably don’t know about
The Maine Monitor spoke with an environmental expert to break down the top four environmental bills from the 130th Legislature that were not talked about. It's the environmental legislative roundup you haven't read.
From a Maine state senator, a warning that Democrats have “forsaken’’ rural voters
Sen. Maxmin and campaign manager Canyon Woodward argue in a forthcoming book the Democratic party is condescending and ignores rural voters.
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