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Climate, ocean research slashed under proposed NOAA budget

Critics of the Trump administration’s proposed a $1.6 billion cut to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2027 budget argue it will weaken weather forecasting and disrupt fisheries management. (Adobe Stock) Listen to this story HERE By Kathryn Carley Apr 10, 2026 Ocean advocates in New England are calling on Congress to reject proposed funding cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric […]

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More testing for COVID-19 available in Maine

August 15, 2020 Maine’s cumulative coronavirus cases rose to 4,144, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, 127 people have died with COVID-19 in Maine. As a result of a state effort to provide medical providers with more resources to keep track of the virus, more people who want to know if they have coronavirus even if they don’t have symptoms will be able to get tested at 10 sites across Maine run by Northern Light Health, the state’s second-largest hospital system. That means broader categories of asymptomatic people — including those who have come from states with a greater prevalence of the virus — may now be able to get a test at one […]