Maine passed restrictions on so-called ‘forevever chemicals’ in 2019, and many restaurants have announced plans to reduce or eliminate PFAS in their materials.
Carol Semple
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, Schools and Education
When summer jobs vanished in pandemic, students lost more than money
One analyst said the number of students appealing for more financial aid this fall could double or triple.
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Posted inNation & World, Politics
In virus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal
Negotiations over the latest coronavirus bill shifted with the arrival of Mark Meadows, the president’s new chief of staff, a conservative former head of the House Freedom Caucus.
Posted inNation & World, New England, Religion and Values
Catholic schools in Massachusetts hit by wave of permanent closures
Some 140 Catholic schools nationwide have been shut down this year, victims of the coronavirus pandemic and its economic fallout.
Posted inNation & World
Trump lawyers make final pitch to keep tax records away from prosecutors
Prosecutors argue that they are entitled to extensive records to aid a ‘complex financial investigation’ and they cited in their papers public reports of ‘extensive and protracted criminal conduct at the Trump Organization.’
Posted inHealth, Local & State
Jackson Laboratory to study blood condition that puts seniors at risk
Clonal hematopoiesis puts older people at risk of cancer and cardiovascular disease.
Posted inNation & World
Hundreds ransack downtown Chicago businesses after shooting
When police shot a man after he opened fire on officers Sunday afternoon, the incident apparently prompted a social media post hours later urging looters to converge on the business district, police say.
Posted inNation & World
Harleys everywhere, masks nowhere: South Dakota rally draws thousands
Many who rode their bikes into the small city of Sturgis on Friday expressed defiance at the rules and restrictions that have marked life in many locales during the pandemic.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
Russia is acting against Biden, and China opposes Trump, U.S. intelligence warns
The statement from the nation’s counterintelligence chief is believed to be the most pointed declaration by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected.
Posted inNation & World
Court revives House lawsuit over testimony by former White House counsel McGahn
A separate case in which the House is suing to stop the Trump administration from spending billions of dollars that Congress didn’t authorize for the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border also was returned to a lower court.