They say they don’t have enough time or information to comply with the requirement, which takes effect in January.
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Gas prices decline, but experts unsure if the trend will continue
The average price of regular gasoline in Maine is down 32 cents a gallon from its June peak, with York County reporting the lowest countywide average.
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Maine lobster industry could receive nearly $14 million in federal aid
The funding would help the industry comply with new rules intended to save the critically endangered right whale.
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Maine homebuyers are skipping the inspection. Experts say it’s a risky move.
The practice has become increasingly common as prospective purchasers, frustrated by the state’s red hot real estate market, are doing whatever they can to put in the winning bid.
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Maine home sales activity is slowing down, but it’s not a buyer’s market yet
May was largely a continuation of existing trends, with home sales down 12% and prices up 15% from a year ago.
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New England fuel dealers plot their future in a rapidly electrifying world
As more mandates and incentives are rolled out to fight climate change, a strategy emerges to cast doubt on electrification while talking up renewable liquid fuels.
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For here or to go? Coffee shops adjust to customers’ changing habits
While some coffee drinkers are still keeping their distance by ordering online and getting beans delivered, others have started using coffee shops as their base for remote work.
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Request for offshore wind power contract raises Maine ratepayer concerns
The proposed contract’s likely impact on Maine electricity customers is being shielded from public view, for now.
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Maine’s landmark recycling reform law will take years to implement
It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
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New unions in Portland make racial justice a top priority
Young, progressive workers say they want enforceable contracts that reflect management’s pledges of support for diversity, equity and inclusion.