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A long line of unsold 2024 R1S electric utility vehicles sits at a Rivian service center Nov. 26, 2024, in east Denver.
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September 16, 2025
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The current Ford World Headquarters is seen, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, in Dearborn, Mich.
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The University of Maine's first prototype of an offshore wind turbine is seen in this Sept. 20, 2013 file photo, near Castine Maine.
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Researchers Hone Floating Offshore Wind Turbines
A new industry readies for launch.
May 14, 2024
The University of Maine's first 3D printed home sits on Oct. 12, 2023, in Orono, Maine.
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The World's Largest 3D Printer Is Making Houses in Maine
An even bigger one could print entire neighborhoods.
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Charles F. Krugh, president of Bath Iron Works, poses at the shipyard Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, in Bath, Maine. The former Gulfstream Areospace executive and U.S. Army veteran oversees a workforce that builds destroyers for the Navy.
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Former Soldier Tasked with Getting Navy Builder in Shipshape
He wasted no time in getting his hands dirty.
December 28, 2022
Workers operate record pressing machinery at the United Record Pressing facility Thursday, June 23, 2022, in Nashville, Tenn. The arrival of the compact disc nearly killed off record albums. Four decades later, with resuscitated record album sales producing double-digit growth, manufacturers are rapidly rebuilding an industry to keep pace with sales that topped $1 billion last year.
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Manufacturers Struggle to Keep Pace with Vinyl Record Demand
Dozens of factories have been built to try to meet demand — and it's still not enough.
June 28, 2022
A United States Postal Service employee works outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., Dec. 3, 2021. Four environmental groups that want the U.S. Postal Service to buy more electric delivery vehicles are suing to halt further purchases. The lawsuit, filed Thursday, April 28, 2022, in federal court in California, asks a judge to order the Postal Service to conduct a more thorough environmental review before moving forward with the next-generation vehicle program.
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Groups That Want to Electrify USPS Fleet File Lawsuit
They are suing to halt purchases of thousands of gas-powered trucks.
April 28, 2022
Justin Paetow, center, a tin shop worker at Bath Iron Works, takes part in a demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandate outside the shipyard on Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Bath, Maine.
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Vaccine Mandates Create Conflict with Defiant Workers
The mandate for federal contractors goes into effect in December.
October 25, 2021
A worker guides toilet paper on a conveyor belt at the Tissue Plus factory, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, in Bangor, Maine. The new company has been unexpectedly busy because of the shortage of toilet paper brought on by hoarders concerned about the coronavirus.
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Humble Toilet Paper a Hot Commodity
The company launched toilet paper production a couple of weeks ago. It has been stressful.
March 23, 2020
This May 8, 2019, file photo shows a lobster atop others in Arundel, Maine. Maine's congressional delegation announced Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, that China is making U.S. lobster eligible for a tariff reduction. Starting the following week, Chinese businesses could apply for a tariff exemption that would let them buy U.S. lobster at a lower price, officials said.
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US Lobstermen May See Tariff Relief
Lobster fishermen lost a key export market during trade hostilities.
February 26, 2020
In this Sept. 6, 2019 file photo, the U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Lassen (DDG-82) moors at Fort Trumbull State Park in New London, Conn. The Navy is proposing construction cutbacks and accelerated ship retirements that would delay, or sink, the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet — and potentially hurt shipyards, according to an initial proposal. The proposal would shrink the size of the fleet from today’s level of 293 ships to 287 ships, a far cry from the official goal of 355 ships established in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
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Navy Considers Shipbuilding Cuts
The cuts could sink the Navy’s goal of a larger fleet and potentially hurt shipyards.
December 30, 2019
This Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2004 file photo shows a selection of holiday season catalogs in Portland, Maine. Catalogs, those glossy paper-and-ink offerings of outdoor apparel, kitchenware and fruit baskets, are not yet headed for the recycling bin of history.
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Are Paper Catalogs on the Rebound?
They are not yet headed for the recycling bin of history.
December 24, 2019
In this Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2019 photo provided by the University of Maine, a 25-foot, 5,000-pound patrol boat, center, that was produced using a large polymer 3D printer, behind left, rests on a trailer on the school's campus, in Orono, Maine. The boat was printed at the school's Composites Center on the world's largest polymer 3D printer.
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World's Largest 3D Printed Boat
The 25-foot, 5,000-pound boat was produced using the world's largest 3D printer.
October 10, 2019
A new Trump administration order would allow e-bikes on every federal trail where a regular bike can go.
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E-Bikes Humming Through National Parks
It's part of a new Trump administration order — hotly opposed by many outdoors groups.
September 3, 2019
In this June 8, 2019 photo, Gordon and Janice Goodwin show their electric-assist bicycles outside their home in Bar Harbor, Maine. The bikes are banned on carriage roads and bicycle paths in nearby Acadia National Park.
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E-Bikes Encounter Rocky Road
In classifying them as motorized vehicles, agencies keep thousands of miles of trail off-limits to e-bikes.
June 26, 2019
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Poland Spring Using Recycled Plastic for All Bottles
The move comes as the bottled water industry faces continued criticism over its use of plastic
June 3, 2019