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Maine regulators deny request to ban out-of-state waste
A group of environmentalists had petitioned the Board of Environmental Protection to put an end to the practice.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine’s job losses worse than in any recession in 50 years
The percentage of jobs lost in the state since February was more severe than in any economic downturn since 1969, according to a new state analysis.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Posted inBusiness, News
Livermore woman cuts out business with sugar cookies
Rhonda Couture has more than 1,000 cookie cutters.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Stocks rally, despite protests in D.C., on hopes for stimulus
The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent after having been up 1.5 percent earlier, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
U.S. holds first oil and gas lease sale for Alaska’s Arctic refuge
The sale was held as scheduled after a judge Tuesday rejected requests by Indigenous and conservation groups to halt the event.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
EU commission greenlights Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine
The decision comes against a backdrop of high infection rates in many European Union countries.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Southern Maine transit agencies awarded $11.1 million in stimulus funds
The CARES Act funds were awarded by the Greater Portland Council of Governments to help seven agencies replace revenues lost to the pandemic.
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Maine salmon producer denies allegations it misled consumers
Mowi ASA, the parent company of Ducktrap River of Maine, said its smoked salmon products are indeed ‘sustainably sourced.’