Conservation group stunned by proposal for wind facility on Sears Island
Friends of Sears Island wants the state to consider Mack Point, which is already industrialized, for a wind energy assembly and fabrication facility.
There are more devices in Mainers’ lives than ever. No one knows where they end up.
Fifteen years into what has been hailed as one of the nation’s best e-waste recycling programs, many questions remain.
Wolfden CEO calls mining rejection a ‘speed bump,’ vows project will continue
Residents in nearby Patten appear divided over the Pickett Mountain proposal. Wolfden Resources CEO Ron Little says the project should get 'the full shot it deserves.'
Staggering $1.5 billion lithium deposit discovered near Newry; excavating it poses a challenge
The find, one of the richest on Earth, could test Maine’s 2017 metallic mining laws, considered the strictest in the nation.
How ‘green’ is Maine? Recycling data is so incomplete, state experts don’t have clear picture
Out of nearly 500 municipalities surveyed by the state last year, fewer than 150 reported back.
DEP proposes fining Sprague for Sears Island plastic spill
Bits of plastic from the December 2020 accident are still surfacing, a Friends of Sears Island official says.
After years of spills at Waterville site, Pan Am Railways says it cleaned up its act
Pan Am, which is going through a corporate merger, blames aging infrastructure and a submerged pipe for some of its problems.