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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PublishedJune 20, 2018
Rabid fox attacks woman in Brunswick
In addition, a rabid skunk attacked two dogs recently, according to a Facebook post by the town’s animal control officer.
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PublishedJune 19, 2018
China’s threatened tariff on lobster from U.S. has Maine’s industry on edge
It could put lobstermen at a price disadvantage of as much as 45% in their biggest overseas market, threatening a drop-off in sales that would ripple across the state’s economy.
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PublishedJune 17, 2018
Cannabis businesses shut out of Maine’s energy-efficiency programs
The tenuous legal standing of marijuana operations means they’re a bad bet for incentive programs, says Efficiency Maine’s director.
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PublishedJune 15, 2018
Regulators want reports from lobstermen to fill ‘giant black hole of data’ on offshore fishery
The proposal would affect about 1,000 Maine lobstermen, who fish in federal waters and would have to share details about each trip.
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PublishedJune 8, 2018
Florida company seeks federal permit to grow research cannabis in Maine
An investor with ties to the state has applied to build a facility and supply marijuana to a DEA program that’s expanding cultivation sites.
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PublishedJune 2, 2018
States orders vape tent closed at medical marijuana trade show
The tobacco enforcement coordinator of the Maine Attorney General’s Office cites the state’s anti-smoking and marijuana laws in ordering the action at the event in Augusta.
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PublishedMay 31, 2018
Maine congressional delegation flexes political muscle to protect lobster exports
Acknowledging global pressure on ‘one of the pillars of our state’s economy,’ leaders in Congress will bring together industry representatives and top U.S. trade negotiators.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
Maine roller derby star will give kidney to fellow skater
The two knew about each other but had never even met until Saturday night at the Portland Expo.
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PublishedMay 21, 2018
Maine lobster industry fears retaliation if China seafood tariff is enacted
Such retaliation would hurt Alaskan fishermen and Maine lobstermen most, industry leaders say.
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PublishedMay 18, 2018
LePage says he will require surgery after being hit by a car in November
The governor said he had kept the incident quiet, but revealed it at trade conference Friday morning.
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