Maine’s 1st District congresswoman said the effort is meant to draw attention to the toll that mass-produced clothing has on climate change.
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Maine’s community colleges receive $75 million grant to expand short-term workforce training
The donation was made by the Harold Alfond Foundation to build on the success of existing programming that the organization believes can help ease Maine’s labor shortage.
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Boeing sanctioned by U.S. for sharing information about 737 Max 9 investigation
The National Transportation Safety Board says Boeing ‘blatantly violated’ the agency’s investigative regulations, as well as a signed agreement, by providing nonpublic investigative information to the media.
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Winslow’s $2.8 million industrial space eyes October opening
The Kennebec Roofing Industrial Annex is expected to accommodate 10 storefronts, and plans are underway for more office space and a multisport facility.
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Supreme Court strips SEC of critical enforcement tool in fraud cases
The justices ruled in a 6-3 vote that people accused of fraud by the SEC, which regulates securities markets, have the right to a jury trial in federal court.
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Supreme Court blocks enforcement of EPA’s ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution
The high court, with a 6-3 conservative majority, has increasingly reined in the powers of federal agencies, including the EPA, in recent years.
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Supreme Court rejects nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma
The settlement would have shielded Sackler family members who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids but also would’ve provided billions of dollars to combat the epidemic.
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Prospect of low-priced Chinese EVs reaching U.S. poses threat to automakers
America’s auto industry has grown concerned that Chinese carmakers may be preparing to set up shop in Mexico to exploit North American trade rules.
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Maine State Aquarium draws a crowd when it reopens after a 4-year hiatus
The state’s only aquarium reopened Wednesday and features new exhibits and research about the Gulf of Maine.
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Amazon joins exclusive club, crossing $2 trillion in stock market value for the first time
Amazon now joins Google’s parent Alphabet, software behemoth Microsoft, iPhone maker Apple, and AI chip maker Nvidia among companies with valuations of at least $2 trillion.