The new rule is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by 85 percent over the next 15 years, part of a global phaseout designed to slow global warming.
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Posted inSports
Guerrero: Belichick didn’t evolve with Brady in New England
Alex Guerrero, Tom Brady’s personal trainer and business partner, suggests things could have been different in New England.
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Posted inMaine, Times Record
Gun control backers want legislation, education after 2nd West Bath shooting by a child
Though a law was passed in July that changes Maine’s child endangerment law, gun regulation advocates argue there’s more to be done to protect children.
Posted inBusiness
One to charge them all: EU demands single charging method for phones
The European Commission proposed legislation that would mandate USB-C cables for charging, technology that many device makers have already adopted.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Jury urged to make R. Kelly pay for his alleged sex crimes
The tactics included isolating victims in hotel rooms or his studio, subjecting them to degrading rules and punishments and making video recordings of them having sex with him and others as a means to control them, prosecutors said.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
National Cathedral names artist to replace Confederate windows
The windows will replace a set that honored two Confederate generals, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, with saint-like reverence and included a Confederate flag.
Posted inMaine, Morning Sentinel, Schools and Education
Planning progresses for new elementary school in Skowhegan
If Maine School Administrative District 54 officials stick with the projected timeline, construction is scheduled to begin in June 2023 and the school would open in the fall of 2025.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Bangor hospital sets COVID-19 inpatient record for 2nd week as Maine hits highest ICU levels yet
The delta surge continues to pound the unvaccinated, who account for almost all coronavirus patients in critical care.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Bar Harbor Town Council considers steep cuts in number of cruise ship passengers
Members of the town’s Cruise Ship Committee say the potential limits on visitors are too restrictive.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Democratic leaders, White House agree on framework to pay for $3.5 trillion bill
The party has been divided over the final size of the bill and many of the details, and there has been no public word that agreements have been reached on any of those crucial questions.