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Merrimack Station in New Hampshire will become the state's first renewable energy park under a deal with the EPA.
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The benchmark index gained more than 10% over the first 3 months of 2024, while the Dow Jones rose by 5.5%.
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The spending spree is a show of force as the company looks to retain its cloud computing edge over Microsoft and Google.
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Several Democrats joined solid Republican opposition to reject legislation that proposes a first step in judging utilities' performance when setting rates.
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Prosecutors said Bankman-Fried had cost customers, investors and lenders over $10 billion by misappropriating billions of dollars to fuel his quest for influence and dominance in the new industry.
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The bill would look at the feasibility of running a passenger rail between Portland and Bangor, with stops in Lewiston, Auburn, Waterville and just west of Augusta.
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The Portland International Jetport has reduced its proposal by 100 spaces, but that might not satisfy residents of a Stroudwater neighborhood concerned about the $8 million project.
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The measure would enact strict limits on when a company can collect, store and analyze consumer information, while creating exemptions for nonprofits, educational institutions and hospitals.
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Baltimore’s port is closed after the container ship Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the water.
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Nickerson Yard Maintenance recently opened a small hardware store in the town of about 3,000, and the family members who own it said it has been received with excitement — and nostalgia — from the community.
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Landowner Leo St. Peter still needs to get approval from the City Council for the zone change to build a 725-kilowatt solar farm on Webb Road.
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An early spring storm dumped snow and ice over much of the state, keeping many sugarhouses from opening on their most lucrative weekend.
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The investigation is the latest battle the social media company, which is already fighting against a federal bill that could ban the platform in the U.S. if it doesn’t break ties with its Beijing-based parent company.
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The agreement came a day after the appointment of a new board member, replacing a DeSantis-appointed board chairman who was a Disney critic.
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Town officials hope to continue working with the state Department of Transportation to minimize the impacts of the proposed Kennebec River crossing near Skowhegan’s downtown.
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Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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The charge amount is being lessened, but only temporarily.
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The supermarket, which closed in late December after a historic storm caused significant water damage, is set to return with new self-checkout aisles and, eventually, a pizza and hot bar.
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East Coast shipping – with trade in autos, coal and machinery – is likely to be the hardest hit.
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The New York judge's order also prohibits the former president from making public statements about prosecutors, court staff and jurors in his upcoming criminal trial.
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The mill's owners say they need more funding to repair damages from a storm last year and to address more than a dozen fire code violations within the building.
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Some environmental groups say the rules that would allow for open pit mineral mining provide ample safeguards, but others demand more preliminary testing, smaller pit size limits, stronger reclamation standards and dark skies protections.
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The member states were supposed to give final approval to the biodiversity bill on Monday. But farmers' protests of new environmental laws changed minds.
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So far, efforts to create a viable syrup industry in southern Jersey 'have been very sweet,' says the director of the university project.
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Awards included investigative reporting, solutions journalism and newsroom collaboration.
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David Calhoun's departure at the end of the year is part of a broad management shakeup at Boeing.
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The wild blue mussel population on the Maine coast has dropped 60% since the 1970s. Experts believe warming waters and increased predation are to blame.
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The St. George resident, a granddaughter of L.L Bean founder Leon Leonwood Bean, was 82.
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Because of a federal mandate, many Maine fishermen – and all lobstermen – must now file online reports documenting how much they caught and where.
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The former president won't be able to cash out the deal's windfall immediately.
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The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
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Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committeeThe committee unanimously approved a bill declaring electric vehicle rules to be the responsibility of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected EV rules the previous day.
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The health care and social assistance sector saw the biggest increases in new workers amid a labor shortage that has caused a crisis in access to health care.
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Nuclear power could help reduce the use of fossil fuels, but financiers are waiting for a predictable, stable set of options.