4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (1654+ words) “I’m here for all generations, for everyone to have access to water and all beings to have access to water,” Ethan Hughes, a Belfast resident who climbed on the roof with his two daughters, told FOX ABC Maine at the…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (696+ words) OutdoorsThe BDN outdoors section brings readers into the woods, waters and wild places of Maine. It features stories on hunting, fishing, wildlife, conservation and recreation, told by people who live these experiences. This section emphasizes hands-on knowledge, field reports, issues,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (780+ words) The Maine Public Utilities Commission has tried to encourage the development of large-scale renewable energy projects in Aroostook County for years. That saga may finally reach a resolution as the commission closes its latest round of bidding today and says…...

4+ mon, 18+ hour ago   (510+ words) Tribal land return, a total ban on synthetic pesticides and the creation of a new state office of conservation anchor a new environmental report that calls on Maine to convert its voluntary climate goals into state law over the next…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (110+ words) ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is awarding the Maine Sea Grant program at the University of Maine $1.4 million for lobster research and outreach. The funding... ORONO, Maine (WABI) - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is awarding…...

5+ mon, 5+ day ago   (235+ words) Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to calculate the financial cost of decades-long climate change damage to the state, but the measure still needs funding to take effect. The bill, LD 1870, directs the state to tally the cost to Maine…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1063+ words) DAMARISCOTTA — On a brisk April afternoon at Salt Bay Farm, Jared Gregory gripped a thumb-thick length of dormant willow and drove it into thawing marshland with three quick strikes of a mallet. “Huzzah!” Gregory, a district forester with the Maine…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (621+ words) As residents struggle with inflation and soaring energy bills, state climate leaders are trying to convince a skeptical public that green initiatives are among the most effective tools to lower living costs. The challenge is especially acute for Maine’s seniors,…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (92+ words) Maple producers started working in the woods last October to collect sap, according to Alan Greene, president of the Maine Maple Producers Association. Maple producers started working in the woods last October to collect sap, according to Alan Greene, president…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (602+ words) NORTH ANDOVER — Forever chemicals contaminating wells, farmland and food across Maine are often tracked through court filings, lab reports and dense regulatory language. As the state races to confront one of the most complex environmental crises in its history, Nachamie…...