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Electricity rates for Mainers are going up because more natural gas is being sold overseas
The increase is anticipated as CMP separately requests a rate hike.
On Eastern Egg Rock, puffins get the last laugh
Crew members from the Audubon Seabird Institute worked to cull laughing gulls this spring and summer, part of an effort to protect breeding puffins and terns.
‘Encouraging news’ in fight against invasive plant in Sokokis Lake
The state hopes herbicide stops the spread of brittle naiad, which can rapidly reproduce.
New map brings Maine’s seaweed forests to the surface
In addition to seaweed harvesters, towns and regulators may use the high-definition map to help them manage the coastline and prepare for climate-related changes.
Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down
Tests showing a Unity Township compost plant contaminated wetlands more than two miles away sped a decision to close the facility, according to emails obtained by the BDN.
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