Commission considers public flood insurance
Only 1.3 percent of all homes and buildings in Maine are covered under the National Flood Insurance Program.
‘All emergencies are local until they’re not’: How one Maine town is prepping for its next disaster
Like much of inland Maine, Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don’t want to be in that position again.
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.