Federal grant will help Maine install heat pumps in low-income homes
The funding is expected to allow the state to add thousands of heat pumps and train HVAC technicians to install and maintain them.
State denies initial request of Bucksport-area owner to give up dams
What happens if the forfeit requests are accepted has never been tested.
Checking in on Maine’s dams: Here’s what you need to know
Changes in ownership and oversight complicate the futures of four dams, while another is poised for removal.
Schools across Maine confront unique challenges in ridding their water of ‘forever chemicals’
Funding and delays have kept schools on bottled water for over a year as they try to eliminate their PFAS.
Climate change, rising home costs converge to drive up insurance rates in Maine
A study projects that Maine rates will increase 19 percent by the end of the year, though much of that change will be driven by homes on the storm-exposed coast.
Denmark considers tightening regulations on water extraction despite Poland Spring opposition
The proposed changes come as statewide efforts to curb large-scale extraction have failed in recent years.
Sanford wood pellet manufacturer fined for repeated environmental violations, excess emissions
In addition to air emissions exceedances, a consent agreement outlines lapses in recordkeeping and failing to timely report emission test results.