Por: Portland Press Herald Nation November 21, 2022
The site of the former Great Northern paper mill in Millinocket could get new life producing industrial-grade wood pellets that would be sent by rail to Searsport for shipment and sale overseas, under a proposal announced Monday. If developed as planned, the would become Maine’s first facility to export wood pellets, which are burned in Europe and Asia as an energy source with less climate-changing emissions than coal and fossil fuels.... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation October 27, 2022
The Old Town paper mill has been spewing “noxious odors” into the neighborhood for two years, according to a federal class-action lawsuit. Michele McDonald Neighbors of a paper pulp mill in Old Town are raising a stink about a foul, rotten-egg smell they say it’s been... + más
Maine Voices: Kennebec River dam debate hijacked by red herring | Portland Press Herald
From thriving industry to ‘no man’s land’: Sanford looks to revive mill district | Portland Press Herald
Time USA Business October 13, 2022
U.S. rail workers are threatening to strike just before the holidays, potentially hobbling a national economy that has yet to fully recover from pandemic-inspired supply-chain troubles. Rumblings of a possible work stoppage are growing louder after a union of track maintenance... + más
How bad would a rail strike have been? | The Hill
Looming railroad strike could cripple US economy, transportation | ABC News
Portland Press Herald USA Business October 10, 2022
The city plans to demolish International Woolen Mill’s dilapidated boiler house and stack along Pioneer Avenue. The area will be turned into parking spaces. Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Staff Photographer The International Woolen Mill, the largest complex in the heart of... + más
Sanford political rivals Woodruff, Davis meet again in race for mayor | Orlando Sentinel
The Advocate USA Business October 04, 2022
The company that runs Britain’s biggest power station has agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle air pollution claims against two of its wood pellet mills in northeast Louisiana.Each worth $1.6 million, the two settlements amount to the largest paid to the Louisiana Department... + más
The Simple Way to Get More People to Care About Carbon Emissions | Slate
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Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 26, 2022
There has been a fair amount of news in Maine lately about dams on the Kennebec River; how fish can be restored to the upper river, and the fear of the impact removing the Shawmut Dam would have . The issue of the removal of the Shawmut Dam and impacts on the Sappi mill has been... + más
50 years after the Clean Water Act, the Androscoggin River has changed dramatically | Portland Press Herald
Summit customers will see bills double as natural gas supply costs more | Portland Press Herald
The Hill USA Business September 24, 2022
The prospect of the first rail strike in the U.S. in 30 years had a lot of people worried. According to the Association of American Railroads (AAR), railroads carry 28 percent of all freight in the U.S., and a disruption to service would have cost more than $2 billion per day in... + más
America’s Railroads Are in Trouble–With or Without a Strike | Time
ABC News USA Business September 21, 2022
A major railroad strike is looming that could paralyze the nation's supply chain and rail service if both sides don't come to an agreement by the end of the week.Unions said workers are seeking improvements to working conditions, accusing rail companies of penalizing... + más
Possible railroad strike could hit Ohio's economy hard | 10 WBNS
EXPLAINER: Rail strike would impact consumers, businesses | ABC News
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