Maine is building homes faster, but they are emptier
Often-overlooked numbers show how fewer people are living together, inadvertently contributing to Maine's housing crisis.
A shady land deal in Belfast as a conservation easement goes missing
A wetland in Belfast was supposed to be conserved “in perpetuity.” Instead it's being sold as commercial property. DEP is investigating.
Bucksport salmon farm still on ice
Six years after Whole Oceans announced plans for a land-based farm, the site is empty and permits have expired. Town officials still think it could work out.
Community solar is booming in Maine, but who owns the projects?
A Maine Monitor analysis finds developers have bundled projects, then sold them to some of the world’s largest corporations and investment firms.
Brookfield: the dam king of Maine
The corporate giant generates nearly 90 percent of the state’s hydropower.