AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoData Center Pushback: Scarborough unanimously excluded standalone data centers from its zoning rules, joining Westbrook and North Berwick; eight Maine municipalities also approved temporary moratoriums. The concerns include high power and water use, noise and pollution. Surveillance Tech: York voters approved a ban on automated license-plate readers and required voter approval before future surveillance technology can be deployed. Maine Research: UMaine scientists are analyzing a 4-billion-year-old Martian meteorite, while a loon-population study points to Maine as a bright spot amid troubling broader trends. STEM Education: Maine’s Department of Education launched a statewide study of computer-science education.
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