An Ontario-based company had hoped to mine copper, zinc, silver and other valuable metals at Pickett Mountain.
Julia McCue
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Biden administration sets plan for 7 offshore wind farms by 2025
The Department of Interior hopes to hold lease sales for projects off states including Maine.
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Squid a possible culprit in Gulf of Maine shrimp’s demise
The current moratorium on shrimping is scheduled to end this year and regulators are expected to decide this winter whether to continue it.
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Supreme Court seems set to revive Boston Marathon bomber’s death sentence
The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence last year.
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William Shatner, TV’s Capt. Kirk, blasts into space
The trip into space for the 90-year-old actor and 3 others last just over 10 minutes.
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FDA sets lower sodium goals for food industry
A majority of the salt in U.S. diets comes from packaged or restaurant foods – not the salt added to meals at home.
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Social Security checks will increase by 5.9% for 2022
It’s the biggest cost-of-living adjustment in 39 years and amounts to $92 a month for the average retired worker.
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More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax
The agreement is meant to deter multinational corporations from stashing their profits in offshore tax havens.
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Down East Maine eyed for ocean monitoring station
A grant from NOAA is funding ocean data work to help the region’s maritime industry.
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Trump hotel in D.C. lost $70 million during his presidency
Documents released by a congressional committee show steep losses despite a brisk business from lobbyists, businesses and Republican groups.