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Today's photo of the day: Katahdin by Karen Carson

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Underfunded and understaffed, Maine’s dam agency does what it can to keep the aging infrastructure safe

But enforcement capacity remains nearly nonexistent, and current dam safety regulations do not account for climate change.

Read this Maine Monitor story by Emmett Gartner.

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Mainers march for equality and abortion rights in Portland at the People's March | WGME

Winter Storm Warning, Advisory in effect as snow moves in | WMTW

New federal data shows Maine’s child welfare agency is moving against national trends | The Maine Monitor

Long-awaited cleanup begins with the digging of a giant hole in Portland Harbor | Portland Press Herald

Maine clinics see high demand for birth control ahead of Trump term | The Maine Monitor

Maine’s medical marijuana would have testing mandate under new bill | Morning Sentinel   (Maine Monitor context: Maine has no testing requirement for medical cannabis. Public health advocates want that to change.)

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