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Pulling back the curtains on wage-theft enforcement in MN; Trump's latest attack is on RFK, Jr; NM LGBTQ+ equality group endorses 2024 'Rock Star' candidates; Michigan's youth justice reforms: Expanded diversion, no fees.

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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says rebuilding Baltimore's Key Bridge will be challenging and expensive. An Alabama Democrat flips a state legislature seat and former Connecticut senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82.

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Historic wildfires could create housing and health issues for rural Texans, a Kentucky program helps prison parolees start a new life, and descendants of Nicodemus, Kansas celebrate the Black settlers who journeyed across the 1870s plains seeking self-governance.

ME: Animal Welfare

More than 70% of Maine's total electricity net generation comes from renewable energy, and hydroelectric power provides the largest share at 27%. (Adobe Stock)
New Hydropower Dam Designs Leave Fish Unharmed

By Eric Krebs for Reasons to be Cheerful.Broadcast version by Kathryn Carley for Maine News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Pub…

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People who catch lobster for a living have opposed tighter regulations on fishing gear, even though some of the gear jeopardizes critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. (NOAA)
Three Gulf of Maine Offshore Closures Recommended to Save Right Whales

BAR HARBOR, Maine - Emergency action is being requested to protect critically endangered North Atlantic right whales. The Pew Charitable Trusts …

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Maine fishermen caught close to 120 million pounds of lobster in 2018 and more than 100 million every year since 2011. (adamparent/Adobe Stock)
Offshore Lobster Industry in Maine Threatening Right Whales

BAR HARBOR, Maine – While the U.S. lobster industry is booming in Maine, some of its fishing methods are hurting a special group – the …

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Local advocates are optimistic the state will probe inhumane conditions at a local egg farm in Turner. (HSUS).
Advocates Optimistic Agriculture Department Will Probe Egg Factory

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine found itself in the spotlight last week for harsh conditions at a local farm. An undercover investigation by the …

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Loons are among Maine wildlife that local advocates say are likely to benefit from more stringent standards on mercury pollution. (John Picken)
EPA Analysis of Mercury Rule Called "Good News" for Mainers

AUGUSTA, Maine – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an analysis showing that reducing emissions of mercury and other toxic …

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Maine and New Hampshire are working together, taking biological samples and using GPS tracking collars to study the survival rate of moose in both states. (Ashley Malinowski)
Maine, NH Team Up to Track Moose Survival Rates

AUGUSTA, Maine – Shorter winters are blamed for driving up the local tick and parasite population, which can be fatal to moose, and now Maine …

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Action by the National Marie Fisheries Service will expand protected waters in the Gulf of Maine for the right whale, which is more endangered than Siberian tigers or pandas. (NMFS/NOAA)
Lifeline for Endangered Right Whales: Gulf of Maine and More

BANGOR, Maine - Advocates for wildlife are calling it a lifeline that will protect the most endangered whales on earth - off the coast of New England …

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It's great news for animals in Maine. The latest nationwide rankings for animal-protection laws lists Maine third in the nation for protecting animals. (ALDF).
Maine Ranked Among Top 3 States for Animals

AUGUSTA, Maine - Maine scores among the best states in the nation for animals in a new report that ranks protection laws in all 50 states. Lora Dunn…

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A new poll, conducted after the killing of Cecil the lion in Africa, finds a majority of U.S. voters also oppose trophy hunting for bears in the United States in places such as Maine. Courtesy: HSUS
Killing of Cecil the Lion Shines Spotlight on Trophy Hunting in Maine

AUGUSTA, Maine – A new poll shows Americans are turning thumbs down on trophy hunting by a two-to-one margin. And the same poll also sends a …

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Hilton Hotels in Maine and around the globe announced they are going to start to eliminate the use of cages for hen-laying chickens and gestation crates for breeding pigs from its worldwide supply chain. Credit: Mike Clifford
Hilton Hotels in Maine and Worldwide Go "Cage-Free"

AUGUSTA, Maine - Hilton Worldwide, one of the largest resort and hotel chains in the world, has announced it will eliminate the use of cages for egg-…

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PHOTO: Three groups are suing the FDA over their approval of new combinations of growth enhancing drugs to be administered to millions of animals raised for food, including pigs. Photo courtesy Humane Society of the United States.
FDA Sued Over New Drug “Cocktails” for Farm Animals

PORTLAND, Maine - Pharmaceuticals....it's what's for dinner. And groups in the U.S. are suing the federal government over it. The Humane Society of …

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PHOTO: An undercover investigation by the Humane Society of the United States revealed shocking animal abuse in Grand Isle, Vt. Videotape from the investigation showed veal calves only a few days old were kicked, slapped and repeatedly shocked with electric prods and subjected to other mistreatment. Photo: HSUS
Efforts to Close “Painful” Loophole in Animal Slaughter Regs

AUGUSTA, Maine - Some see it as a "painful" loophole in animal slaughter regulations. In New England, it affects so-called "downer calves" (cattle on …

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