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Green Plate Special: Upcycling is the new recycling
Food manufacturers across the United States are taking food waste and turning it into tasty food – and making re-use a selling point.
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GM sides with California in fight with Trump over pollution standards
General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Company plans biorefinery for zero-emission heating oil in Maine
Biofine Developments Northeast Inc. of Bangor has formed a partnership with Sprague Resources LP to produce a patented biofuel made from forest product waste.
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Groups file lawsuit against Army Corps of Engineers over CMP corridor analysis
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine allege the Army Corps failed to rigorously assess the transmission corridor project’s environmental impact.
Posted inLocal & State
Mill spills over 30,000 gallons of chemicals into Penobscot River
Chemicals spilled into the river through a ruptured underground sewer line and a failed floor drain.
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Group pushes to close loophole in Maine’s ban on out-of-state waste
Environmentalists and grassroots activists say regulations let hundreds of thousands of tons of waste from other states go into Maine’s largest landfill.
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Maine businesses host online forums on climate change action
The next session, on confronting climate change in Maine’s natural resource sectors, will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.
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Poland Spring seeks new packaging materials derived from Maine’s woods
The Poland-based bottler is collaborating with the University of Maine to find alternative packaging that would lessen its use of petroleum-based products.
Posted inNation & World
China, top greenhouse gas emitter, aims to go carbon-neutral by 2060
The goal will be a challenge for the country, which relies heavily on coal for its electricity.