Officials say they are looking for ways to ease costs, which are being driven upward by debt repayment on a sewer project and the rising price of sewage treatment.
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France asks retailers to alert customers to cases of ‘shrinkflation’
Retailers are less excited about the new rules, saying they’ll be hard to implement and that the burden should be placed on manufacturers instead.
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Biden administration restricts oil and gas leasing in 13 million acres of Alaska’s petroleum reserve
The U.S. oil industry’s top lobbying group says new rules are ‘misguided.’
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BNSF Railway says it didn’t know about asbestos that’s killed hundreds in Montana town
The railroad is defending itself against accusations that it is liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former Libby, Montana, residents.
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Once praised, settlement to help sickened BP oil spill workers leaves most with nearly nothing
Attorneys familiar with the cases say they are unaware of any that have gone to trial and know of only one that’s been settled.
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UMaine student hit by university vehicle on Orono campus
The student was hit Friday morning on Long Road, school officials said.
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Opening statements set for Monday in Trump’s hush money case as judge rejects request for delay
Just after the jury was seated, emergency crews responded to a park outside the Manhattan courthouse, where a man had set himself on fire.
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Week In Photos April 12-19, 2024
Here are some of our favorite Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel photos from the past week.
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Advocates for ban on flavored tobacco decry lack of vote in Maine House
The legislation died Thursday, and proponents would have to introduce a new version next legislative session.
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Dick Van Dyke earns historic Daytime Emmy nomination at age 98
Among those Van Dyke is up against is Australian actor Guy Pearce of Amazon Freevee’s ‘Neighbours.’