The development of clean energy technologies is driving up demand for metals such as copper, nickel and cobalt that mining companies say can be extracted from more than 600 feet below sea level.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Hurricane Otis unleashes massive flooding in Acapulco, triggers landslides before dissipating
While little is known about possible deaths or the full extent of the damage, experts are calling Otis the strongest storm in history to make landfall along the Eastern Pacific Coast.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Mike Johnson, a staunch conservative from Louisiana, is elected House speaker
A lawyer specializing in constitutional issues, Johnson had rallied Republicans around Trump’s legal effort to overturn the 2020 election results.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Panel drops ethics complaint against Maine Senate president
The Maine Ethics Commission voted to not investigate a complaint about Sen. Troy Jackson’s purchase of a house in Augusta in 2019.
Posted inMaine, News
One-third of Maine workers are struggling to make ends meet, report says
And that doesn’t include the 12% of Maine people living below the poverty line.
Posted inSports
NLCS: Diamondbacks stun Phillies 4-2 in Game 7 to reach first World Series in 22 years
Arizona plays at Texas in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, Politics
Maine asks for federal waiver to let asylum seekers go to work
Although there is no provision for such waivers, the request comes as advocates lobby Congress to support a bill sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree to shorten the waiting time for work permits.
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: Birds and portents
Dana Wilde mulls the practice of reading bird omens and the meaning of a pileated woodpecker.
Posted inNew England
Boston councilor wants hearing to consider renaming Faneuil Hall due to slavery ties
The downtown meeting house was where American colonists made some of the earliest speeches urging independence from Britain.