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April 29, 2013

Proposed mining legislation would change existing law

Legislators and other interested parties crammed into a hearing focused on a 2012 law that changed mining regulations. Opponents say the law was rushed and lacks adequate protection for water and air quality. Three new proposed bills address changing the law.
Published
April 28, 2013

Elver fishing frenzy keeps state wardens busy as season continues

This year’s elver season has been tumultuous, marred by poachers and riddled with conflicts about licensing.
Published
April 22, 2013

Lobstermen, dealers likely to split marketing costs

The funding for a new Maine promotional council is designed to raised prices and demand for lobster.
Published
April 9, 2013

DEP holds hearing on plan to send Biddeford trash to Old Town

Maine residents and some environmental organizations pose questions Tuesday about the proposal and future operations at the Juniper Ridge Landfill.
Published
April 4, 2013

Feds: No plan to intervene in Maine, tribal elver dispute

Federal fisheries officials say they won’t intervene in the dispute over elver fishing between Maine and the Passamaquoddys.
Published
April 2, 2013

Maine official: Passamaquoddy defiance imperils elver fishery

The Passamaquoddy are violating state law by selling more than its allotted number of elver fishing licenses, officials say.
Published
April 2, 2013

Passamaquoddies say governor made threats over elvers

A tribal spokesman reports LePage threatened reprisals as the tribe and state clash over who regulates the valuable fishery.
Published
April 1, 2013

Committee tables bill to promote Maine lobster

The proposal is expected to face the full Legislature after details about how to fund the deal are decided.
Published
March 31, 2013

Lawmakers weigh limit on ethanol in gas

A bill would hold the line at 10 percent corn ethanol in gas by prohibiting the sale of blends with higher proportions.
Published
March 22, 2013

OUTDOORS: Little dirt on hands helps cultivate crops, calmness

Last week, when the weather warmed and an hour slipped through our sleep like sand through an hour glass — too quickly, so softly, it seemed a tenderness unfolding — I turned once again to the happily irrational acts of welcoming spring early.