Email not displaying correctly? Try reading it here

Hello and welcome to The Ten!

 

This week I wanted to lead off with something that happened late last week. Our Statehouse Bureau Chief Steve Mistler dug into a bit of action by the Maine Ethics Commission - it involved the commission going into executive session, which they are allowed to do, but it also removes public oversight when this happens. Check out Steve’s piece below to get the details. What a great moment to highlight the value of statehouse and government coverage that our journalists provide.

I am also fascinated by the return to work conversation that is ongoing…we pulled a piece from PBS NewsHour that says things can’t go back to the way they were.

Finally, if you’ve spent time outdoors in Maine, you know trees are being hit by brown tail moth caterpillars. Well it’s happening in Vermont, too...with a different caterpillar species.

 

Keep cool,

Mark

 

Mark Simpson, News Director
 

Maine Public: Deep Sea Corals Off Coastal Maine Get Protection

Fisheries regulators in the Northeast are putting some 25,000 square miles of seafloor off-limits to some types of commercial fishing, in an effort to protect sensitive deep-sea corals.

 

Read More
 
 

PBS NewsHour: The Pandemic Forced Millions Out Of A Job. Some Say They Can’t Return To The Way Things Were

Read More

WBUR: 'Absolute Nightmare Scenario': Caterpillar Outbreak Defoliating Northeast Trees

Read More

BBC: Scientists Discover Signs Of Geological Activity On Venus, Europe To Launch Spacecraft

Read More
 

Maine Public: Maine Campaign Finance Regulator Hides Public Meeting During Investigation Of Anti-Corridor Group

Read More

Maine Public: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Visits Acadia To Highlight Planned Park Investments

Read More

The World: NATO To Study Climate Change’s Impact On Global Security Threats

Read More

The World: ‘We Will Not Leave Brasilia Defeated’: Brazilian Indigenous Groups Mobilize To Defend Land Rights

Read More

NPR: Bringing Back Trees To "Forest City's" Redlined Areas Helps Residents And The Climate

Read More

WBUR: What NFL Player Carl Nassib's Coming Out Story Means To LGBTQ Youth

Read More

This might be a good time to kick back and start reading our next All Books Considered Book Club selection: The Exiles by Christine Baker Kline.  It’s a wonderful read and it was a finalist in the 2021 Maine Literary Awards.  This book club event will take place on Thursday, July 29 at 7:00 pm and will be hosted by Cindy Han.  Not a book club member yet? Sign up today!

 

 

Copyright © Maine Public, All rights reserved.

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.