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  • FILE – A conductor makes sure all is clear as the Amtrak Downeaster passenger train pulls out of the station, Dec. 14, 2021, in Freeport, Maine. Riders on the Amtrak train that runs from Maine to Boston will soon have to hold off on buying alcoholic beverages during the 35-mile stretch of the trip that goes through New Hampshire. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)Lifestyle

    Amtrak is trying to figure out how to serve alcohol on a train that runs through New Hampshire after the state made a fuss

    By Kathy McCormack, Patrick Whittle, and others
  • Sandbar sharks swim next to a person snorkeling in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Hadera, Israel, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022.Environment

    UN members agree to protect marine life in high seas for first time: ‘The ocean is not a limitless resource’

    By Christina Larson, Patrick Whittle, and others
  • Maine lobstermanSuccess

    Maine lobstermen snipped by inflation as 2022 results fall nearly 50%: ‘It’s getting pretty costly to do what we do’

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • A worker with the Pebble Mine project digs in the Bristol Bay region of Alaska near the village of Iliamma, Alaska, July 13, 2007.Environment

    The federal government just shut down a proposed gold mine in Alaska after a decade-long fight because it would have hurt the ‘unrivaled’ salmon economy

    By Becky Bohrer, Patrick Whittle, and others
  • Confiscated shark finsEnvironment

    America is about to ban the shark fin trade that kills millions each year as 500 species are threatened with extinction

    By Joshua Goodman, Patrick Whittle, and others
  • Maine lobsterEnvironment

    Maine is bereft as Whole Foods strikes local lobster from the menu

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Clam digger Scott LaversEnvironment

    From Northern shrimp to Chinook salmon, climate change is wiping out profitable species for the fishing industry

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • A lithium mine in Argentina.

    Electric car boom fuels soaring demand for lithium. But the U.S. only has one mine

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press
  • Wayne Holly, the owner of Rio Rancho T-Shirts, poses for a portrait at the family-owned shop in Rio Rancho, N.M., Monday, March 21, 2022. Holly said the small business he and his wife have operated for more than 20 years is feeling the pinch of inflation and that tax rebates offered by state governments won’t be enough to combat rising prices or ongoing economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)Finance

    U.S. states seek to ease inflation burden with direct payments

    By Patrick Whittle and The Associated Press