At issue is whether the court should reconsider a lower court’s decision that allowed the bulk of construction on the project to continue.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine power line foes sue federal energy department
The Appalachian Mountain Club, Natural Resources Council of Maine and Sierra Club Maine say the department erred in issuing a permit for the New England Clean Energy Connect project.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Double duty is best – find plants that work for both wildlife and you
Kindergarten lessons, like learning to share, also apply to the garden.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Helping to beautify the world
Claire Prontnicki, 64, of Waterville does her part by collecting trash along the streets, volunteering at the library and training to be a hospice volunteer.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
In the pandemic, takeout containers are everywhere
What are their impacts on the waste stream?
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Maine homeowners seek more time to sue over chemical contamination
‘Everything has been taken away, and there’s nothing that we did,’ said one Fairfield homeowner whose land and water are contaminated by the ‘forever chemicals’ known as PFAS.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Quebec’s rollout of electric vehicles holds lessons for Maine
In a virtual meeting Wednesday with Maine business leaders, speakers said incentives are key to boosting adoption of electric vehicles.
Posted inLocal & State, Morning Sentinel
Proponents of climate change carbon resolution voice message at town meetings, other venues
Representatives of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby are promoting at town meetings and municipal meetings a resolution to be sent to state and federal officeholders to support a fee on fossil fuel sales that once collected would be distributed to residents as a dividend.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Ocean preserve needs protection
The nation’s only undewater national monument lies 130 miles off the coast of Maine, and it’s under threat.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill’s sponsor, said aerial application of glyphosate and other herbicides has caused irreversible environmental damage.