A policy adopted in 2016 has significantly reduced the university system’s investments in fossil fuels, but students say they want to see full divestment.
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Facebook puts Instagram for kids on hold after widespread opposition
Some critics say a ‘pause’ is not enough, and the plan should be permanently canceled.
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Another top Fed official to retire in wake of trading activity
Robert Kaplan will step down as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas early next month.
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Beyond, Impossible join crowded plant-based chicken market
The two California companies helped redefine what meatless burgers could be.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine lobstermen sue federal regulators over right whale restrictions
Their trade association says the federal government used flawed science to develop a whale protection plan that poses grave harm to the lobster industry.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine providing $73 million in grants to stabilize state’s ‘crucial’ child care industry
Working families in Maine are struggling to find child care as facilities close or limit enrollment because of staffing shortages worsened by the pandemic.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine finds no violations related to salmon farm fish die-off
Cooke Aquaculture, a Canada-based fish farming giant, found thousands of fish deaths in August at sites it operates at Black Island and Black Island South.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Data breach of web company affiliated with far-right groups affects 190 Mainers
The hack of Epik on Sept. 13 by the online collective Anonymous exposed personal and financial information of 110,000 people nationwide.
Posted inBusiness, Maine Cannabis Report
San Diego cannabis dispensary disputes its marketing targets minors
Some accuse the company of targeting underage customers with its name – Cookies – and Sesame Street-style graphics, saying it evokes the Cookie Monster character.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.K. gas stations run dry as trucker shortage sparks hoarding
The government says it’ll issue thousands of emergency visas to foreign drivers starting next month.