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The barbs of the invasive weed mile-a-minute are attaching to native plants and blocking the sunlight, which threatens the health of native plants and might spread in Maine. Read more here.
The Department of Agriculture Conservation and Forestry (DACF) has recently verified the first known occurrence of mile-a-minute weed (Persicaria perfoliata) in Maine.
Rooks: Maine dam pratfall leaves other questions in its wake
Douglas Rooks
In a stunning development last week, the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) announced it was abandoning its effort to amend dam licenses on the Kennebec River that could have prompted federal orders to remove four main-stream hydroelectric dams.
The move came after Brookfield Renewable Partners, the international renewable energy giant based in Canada, which owns the dams and many other hydro facilities in Maine, filed suit in Kennebec County Superior Court to block the rulemaking.
Next-day reporting left much to be desired. One account had DMR Commissioner Patrick Keliher describing it as a “process problem.” Another said Keliher “would halt the process,” which was true, but did nothing to explain the sudden reversal.