An Act to Review State Lands and Waterways That Have Sacred, Traditional or Other Significance to the Wabanaki People.
L.D. 2266: Sand dunes and Sears Island wind terminal
An Act Regarding Restoration and Protection of Coastal Sand Dune Systems and Permitting of an Offshore Wind Terminal on Sears Island.
Burning tires for fuel behind Maine’s increase in toxic chemicals
Maine’s two largest paper and pulp mills burn shredded tires for fuel, producing a zinc-heavy ash in the process.
Bucksport officials continue to urge closing of defunct landfill
Town leaders are asking the state to push the company that owns the facility to file a plan to close it after a proposed sale apparently falls through.
New bills give Maine towns and agencies more power to enforce environmental regulations
Officials say the legislation would allow them to halt noncompliant developers and limit damage to the state’s natural resources.
Can a farm generate solar power and blueberries at once?
An experiment in Rockport shows mixed results: blueberry production is low, but researchers hope their findings will guide future projects.
Worcester files after-the-fact permits for unpermitted cabins
“The impacts have occurred, so we don’t know what might have been there."