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Maine compromise would exempt some industries from ban on ‘forever chemicals’
The chemicals, known as PFAS, are contained in a wide variety of industrial and consumer products.
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U.S. files first criminal charges for smuggling of greenhouse gases
A San Diego man is arrested for brings HFCs – hydrofluorocarbons – into the U.S. One expert calls it a ‘climate crime.’
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Cookie Monster’s ‘shrinkflation’ woes get White House response
As it turns out, C is not just for cookie – it’s also ‘for consumers getting ripped off,’ the White House wrote in response to the post on X Monday.
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Court rules Florida’s ‘stop woke’ law restricting business diversity training is unconstitutional
A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces is unconstitutional.
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Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads restored after widespread outage
A senior official with the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency told reporters Tuesday that the agency was ‘not aware of any specific election nexus nor any specific malicious cyberactivity nexus to the outage.’
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Maine cannabis businesses call bill a ‘beacon of hope,’ but regulators say it’s too risky
The bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Kennebec, would make sweeping changes to rules governing Maine’s adult-use and medical cannabis markets.
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The IRS’s new free site for tax filing is now up and running
Maine is not among the 12 states where the system is accessible, however.
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Funny, ‘useless’ inventions boost spirits, creativity at struggling small factories
Unnecessity seems to be the mother of some invention: There is an annual competition for such useless products made by professional artisans in Japan.
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A new watchdog satellite will sniff out methane emissions from space
MethaneSAT will cover a vast territory while also gathering data detailed enough to spot the sources of emissions. Industries will find their feet held to the fire.