Karin Tilberg’s ‘Loving the North Woods’ gives a detailed history of the region’s recent conservation, but misses a few key points.
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Tariffs on Canadian goods have increased to 35%. How will Maine be affected?
A pact between the U.S., Canada and Mexico exempts the vast majority of imports from the new tax. But the changes will still hurt Maine’s people and businesses, according to the state chamber of commerce.
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Skowhegan paper mill among dirtiest in the country, new study finds
As other mills move away from burning tires as fuel, Maine plants have increased the practice, according to the Environmental Integrity Project, which also says emissions are being underreported. The plants dispute that.
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Contractor seriously injured in Sappi mill accident
A contractor working at the Sappi Somerset Mill in Skowhegan fell through a roof opening Friday and suffered serious injuries, according to a Sappi official.
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About 100 employees affected as Rumford paper mill makes ‘key operational changes’
ND Paper issues ‘temporary layoffs’ to some workers as a papermaking machine is shutdown due to ‘market-related downtime.’
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Innovation in food packaging boosts Maine’s struggling forest industries
Tanbark Molded Fiber Products in Saco is making clamshell containers for Luke’s Lobster shacks with pulp from Maine trees, the latest reinvention of the state’s legacy industry.
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Baileyville mill workers intend to strike
Workers say management has not been bargaining in good faith and filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
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Paper mill in Jay is no longer making any paper
A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130 years.
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Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills
The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination.
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Upgrading the Androscoggin River under a new bill sparks debate, pushback from businesses
The bill would upgrade some sections of the Androscoggin River to a Class B, adding additional water protections for what was once one of the most polluted rivers in America. Environmentalists and recreationalists support the idea. Businesses that use it as a way to get rid of waste do not.