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The surprising amenity Maine home buyers are demanding
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (639+ words) Ten rooftop solar panels were one of the selling points of the Falmouth retirement community Fritz Farquhar and his wife chose to move into nine years ago. The energy the solar panels generate in their independent living cottage at the…...
What’s next for central Maine’s rivers in the coming 250 years?
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (913+ words) When Landis Hudson thinks back to what rivers in Maine must have been like 250 years ago, she thinks of bountiful sturgeon, shad, eel,, alewives and other sea-run fish. “What was going on in 1776 in the springtime would have been, for…...
Wind power is finally coming to northern Maine—but can it overcome years of grid lock?
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…...
Maine environmental advocates call on state to turn climate goals into mandates
4+ mon, 1+ day 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…...
Maine Sea Grant receives $1.4 million for lobster research, outreach
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…...
Maine's Fish and Wildlife Commissioner will move on to be president of Maine Audubon
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) Maine Public Maine's Fish and Wildlife Commissioner will move on to be president of Maine Audubon Maine's Fish and Wildlife Commissioner, Judy Camuso, will be the next president of Maine Audubon. Camuso said the coming end of Janet Mills term…...
Maine Audubon names next president, first woman to take role
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) Maine Audubon announced Monday that Judy Camuso will serve as its next president. Bringing over 25 years of wildlife conservation experience to the role, she will be the first woman to lead the statewide environmental organization, which dates back to 1843. “We…...
Maine makes a high-stakes bet to protect its waterways
5+ mon, 28+ min 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…...
Maine Climate Council grapples with affordability
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,…...
North Andover resident tracks Maine's response to PFAS
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…...