The current law has troubling ramifications for heat pumps. An amendment proposed by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will make the law more workable.
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Opinion columns from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Opinion: Past time for Maine to limit ‘concept bills’
In short, the public should get to watch the ‘sausage’ being made.
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Maine Compass: Maine’s long-term care crisis isn’t imminent — it has arrived
Inadequate reimbursement rates, soaring inflation levels and rising costs all contribute to Maine’s long-term care facilities struggling to stay afloat.
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Opinion: No longer in denial, I’m grieving the loss of Maine winter
The Summer That Wasn’t was followed by the Fall That Wasn’t. Which was followed, devastatingly, by the Winter That Wasn’t.
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Maine Compass: In Augusta and beyond, how we treat unhoused people says a lot about us
Cruelty as a deterrent certainly works but is that truly how we want to act?, Scott Klinger writes.
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Opinion: MainePERS has the means to divest, but not the will
Despite a mandate to divest fossil fuel holdings, the body that oversees Maine’s public retirement system refuses to take action.
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Opinion: Invest in state family planning network, invest in public health
Organizations like mine are serving more patients than ever – without the funding to match.
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The Maine Millennial: How do you stop a massacre?
The injustice in Gaza prompted me to reflect on the mass killing of civilians in My Lai.
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Nature Connects: We can conserve our way to a more stable climate
Wherever you live in Maine, people and organizations in your community are building partnerships and working to strengthen nature’s ability to make our state safer and more resilient.
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Maine Compass: Firefighters work hard to keep us safe
Working out alongside first responders has revealed how they stay in shape in order to save lives, 12-year-old Jacoby Bragdon of Winslow writes.