Counties and municipalities have spent about $7 million of their opioid settlement funds so far
The money has gone to residential treatment program scholarships, mental health liaisons in police departments and a recovery center in Alfred.
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With new techniques, landowners shape forests for maximum carbon storage
Many of the Maine woods have been cut so hard that reshaping them for carbon storage will be neither quick nor easy.
New investigative news collaboration to deliver more accountability journalism for Maine
Fact-based, thorough, independent journalism to serve Maine will be free to read.
Trump administration seeks to expand offshore oil and gas drilling, including in Gulf of Maine
The administration also moved to speed up permitting for a range of energy sources, primarily fossil fuels.
Maine Monitor series on saltwater marshes earns recognition from National Headliner Awards
The series, a collaboration with the Portland Press Herald with support from the Pulitzer Center, earned third place for environmental reporting.
USDA funding uncertainty puts Maine farmers in a bind
"Farmers really aren't sure if they can trust these projects and these programs moving forward, and that's really devastating."
Maine’s electricity prices grew at the third fastest rate in the country, analysis shows
Securing cheaper, cleaner power has become harder than anticipated.
