The 10 Weekly Newsletter, March 31, 2023

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Climate Driven Drop Alert!

Our “Climate Driven” series arrives in Androscoggin and Sagadahoc counties starting Monday, including protecting water resources around Lewiston and Auburn, and how new hydroponic farming is taking root near Lisbon. So be sure to tune in for those across Morning Edition and All Things Considered!

In our Ten round up this week, Maine’s attorney general targets forever chemical producers, USM moves to expand its arts campus in Portland, and a new flu is identified in cows- should we worry?

Additional taps include the effort to keep Trappist monk beer arts alive, Vice President Harris travels in Africa to counter Chinese influence, and more twists in the original “Serial” case.

I’m seeing spring flowers sprouting but not blooming yet, come on April and May!

Catch you in the next round,
Mark

Mark Simpson, News Director

Maine Public: As redemption centers close, Maine seeks to modernize its bottle deposit law

Maine's bottle deposit law has been credited with reducing litter and increasing recycling rates. That's largely insulated it from sweeping changes. But inflation, labor shortages and the costly sorting of a growing array of bottles and cans are posing new challenges for the program.

Maine Public: Maine attorney general files suit against 'forever chemical' manufacturers

PRI: Trappist monks keep beer tradition alive despite decline in monastic life

BBC News: How young people are shaking off gender binaries

NPR: A new flu is spilling over from cows to people in the U.S. How worried should we be?

Maine Public: USM gets approval to build new arts center on its Portland campus

PBS: Harris visits Africa to strengthen U.S. ties and counter Chinese influence

NHPR: Dartmouth identifies remains of 15 Native Americans in its collections, promises repatriation

NPR: A Maryland court reinstates Adnan Syed's conviction and orders a new hearing

WBUR: Boston activist and politician Mel King, 'our Nelson Mandela,' dies at 94

Register now for a Special Earth Day News & Brews Event!

Join Maine Public on Saturday, April 22 at the Maine Beer Company in Freeport for a trivia night themed to Maine Public’s Deep Dive: Climate Driven series. The trivia fun starts at 6:00 pm, but our news team will be there well in advance to talk about our climate reporting and field any comments and questions you may have. In fact, members of our news team will be assigned to trivia teams as “knowledgeable consultants” over the course of the trivia contest itself!

The evening’s trivia categories:

ALL ROCKS CONSIDERED (geology and things about the land)
CLIMATE CALLING (climate developments that are at our doorstep)
OFFSET THIS!!! (unique efforts to mitigate climate change)
SECOND NATURE (things we are doing that we may soon be doing differently)
IRWIN SAID WHAT?! (everything we couldn't cover in these other categories)

Space is limited, so create a team of 4 or 5, come up with a cool team name, and contact [email protected] to register your group.