Changes to Maine’s mining law didn’t go far enough, said Mary and Gary Freeman, who in 2021 discovered a lithium deposit on their land estimated to be worth $1.5 billion.
The maine monitor
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On land and at sea, Maine’s chaplains tackle climate anxiety
Faith leaders are increasingly looking for ways to address people’s spiritual needs in the face of a warming planet.
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How Maine teachers are using AI in the classroom
As some school districts work to set up guidelines, one platform, MagicSchool, already has over 8,500 educator accounts in Maine.
Posted inHealth, Local & State
A guide to researching nursing homes and assisted living facilities
Transitioning an older loved one into a nursing home or assisted living facility is difficult, especially when you’re trying to figure out whether a facility will be safe and meet their needs.
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A conversation with Brian Ambrette, director of Maine’s new resilience office
‘It’s important for an entity like the State Resilience Office to have this kind of high altitude vantage point to think about responses that can address multiple issues at a time, like threats to community safety, economic wellbeing and resilience posed by climate change.’
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Maine’s space industry, facing pushback on land, looks to the sea
The Maine Space Corporation, which lawmakers recently voted to make a nonprofit, is looking into sea-based launch platforms.
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Maine public schools are starting to provide special education to preschoolers. Demand is high.
As more districts prepare to take over services for 3- to 5-year-olds with disabilities, a pilot program shows positive results and steep challenges ahead.
Posted inLocal & State, Religion and Values
How Maine churches are reckoning with fear of immigration raids
Faith leaders are working to set up protocols for interacting with federal agents and ensuring immigrants know their rights, as well as helping to launch an ICE watch initiative.
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Maine’s surge in tick-borne diseases linked to warming climate
Researchers say New England’s fast-warming climate correlates with Maine’s marked uptick in cases of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme, Anaplasmosis and babesiosis.
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Maine expands definition of domestic abuse
Maine joins nearly a dozen other states that have added “coercive control” to their definition of domestic abuse in civil code.