How we reported on transportation contracts for medical appointments
Hundreds of pages of state contracts, text messages, denial messages, and photos were reviewed.
Browsing Category
Transportation
42 posts
Mainers weigh in on the state’s electric vehicle targets. It’s complicated.
Regular folks cited inadequate public charging infrastructure as a leading obstacle.
Maine’s electric vehicle goals won’t take us where we want to go
A key strategy in the state’s climate action plan is to put 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. It's not realistic.
Cancer patients continue to struggle with long travel times to treatment
Two of the state’s most rural counties are without a single oncology practice.
Patients, advocates say MaineCare transportation company is failing to live up to its agreement
Patients say Modivcare drivers are denying rides without explanation.
Maine faces lawsuit for failing to adopt EV mandates, the latest state-level climate court case
Experts say a narrow focus on specific state laws and emissions sectors shows promise as a tactic in climate litigation, with wins for plaintiffs in comparable cases in Hawaii, Montana and Massachusetts.
Critics, studies cast doubt on Maine’s claims of climate benefits from highway expansion
The state says a proposed bypass outside Portland will reduce emissions by alleviating gridlock. Advocates say this claim has been frequently disproven by the outcomes of similar projects elsewhere.