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The Maine CDC is investigating after an outbreak of a gastrointestinal illness at an Ellsworth campground.

Tender Soles Farm The recent tropical rain has improved drought conditions in parts of Maine, according to a US Drought Monitor report issued Thursday, bringing a measure of relief to local farms. According to the report, most areas in the southern coastal and Midcoast Maine have been upgraded from moderate drought to abnormally dry, the lowest of the five drought categories. The report classifies 88.23% of the state as abnormally dry, a decrease from the previous month when the state was classified as 100% abnormally dry. Meanwhile, Androscoggin County’s drought status has also improved. �...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. /California Newswire/ — Today, Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom announced the following appointments: First, Nicole Elliott, 36, of Sacramento, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Cannabis Control. Elliott has been the Governor’s Senior Advisor on Cannabis at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development since 2019. Calif. Governor Newsom – file photo She was Director of the Office of Cannabis for the General Services Agency of the City and County of San Francisco from 2017 to 2019, where she served as Project Manager in 2017. Elliot...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:   COLUMBIA, S.C. — With COVID-19 still a major threat to public health, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is encouraging South Carolina residents to find safe ways to take part in this year’s Earth Day celebration. But not just on Thursday when the 51st annual event takes place.  More than 100 million people around the world found a way to participate last year for the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Just like all the previous ones, Earth Day 2021 serves as a reminder for everyone to do their part in helping preserve the env...

Federal toxicologist, health advocates push for tougher limits on ‘forever chemicals’ The debate in Augusta over health standards for PFAS is occurring against a backdrop of a growing contamination hotspot in central Maine. Share Judy Poulin and others in Fairfield have been instructed to stop using their well water for drinking and cooking because of high levels of PFAS. The federal government’s former top toxicologist testified Tuesday in support of setting tougher limits in Maine on so-called “forever chemicals” in drinking water, but cautioned the state may want to be even mor...