Strict new state THC limits have also been dropped, but new federal guidelines will still go into effect on Oct. 1.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Some customers dissatisfied with regulators’ ruling on Central Maine Power
Numerous consumers who have complained of inexplicably high bills said they aren’t expecting any major changes as a result of the Maine Public Utilities Commission’s decision on the billing controversy.
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Lawmakers debate pros and cons of bill to allow home marijuana delivery
Advocates say it would allow legitimate businesses to compete with black market sellers, but the state says it would be too hard to regulate at this time.
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Maine’s marijuana market in legislative spotlight
At least a dozen marijuana bills are under consideration by state lawmakers this session.
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Maine wants to ‘put the brakes on’ fast-growing lobster bait fishery
The Department of Marine Resources wants to close the pogy fishery to newcomers for 2 years while it crafts a new management and enforcement plan.
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Maine’s public advocate decries CMP disconnect notices as ‘scare tactic’
Central Maine Power says it is allowed to send the notices to customers with past-due bills, even though it can’t shut off their power in the winter without permission from the Public Utilities Commission.
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China trade deal could help Maine lobster industry
The deal requires China to spend $32 billion over next 2 years on U.S. agricultural goods, which could include lobster.
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CMP customers stunned by PUC staff’s findings
A report concluding that the electric utility’s systems were not at fault for extremely high bills has left many of them reeling.
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Lobstermen Down East throw cold water on state plan to protect whales
About 75 people pack the first meeting in the state’s monthlong presentation of its proposal, with many complaining that they would give up too much to fix a problem they aren’t causing.
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Maine lobster landings sank about 16% last year, commissioner says, but still beat expectations
The state’s top fisheries official predicts a 100 million-pound harvest for 2019, which would be lower than 2018 but better than the industry had expected.