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The United States Supreme Court has revived a case challenging Biden-era regulations on certain appliances in a decision that has…
Sen. Angus King (I-Maine) signed onto letters complaining about the U.S. National Park Service’s money to fund beautification projects for…
President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have signed an interim ceasefire agreement to end the war that began…
The whales have won a big match with Prince Edward Island’s lobster industry in a case being closely monitored by…
While sunbathers in southern Maine have recently been on alert for great whites, this time it was great blacks. Bears,…
WASHINGTON – Hopes for a major diplomatic breakthrough in the three-month conflict between the United States and Iran sent global…
LEWISTON, Maine – Just weeks after Lewiston property owners received revaluation notices, residents are now being warned of another increase…
Seven states, including Maine, have filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration over one of its deals to end an…
Horseshoe crabs finally have legal representation. It only took 500 million years or so. A so-called environmental group has filed…
Over 60 percent of Mainers have expressed concern over gas prices in the state, although there is a distinct divide…
A number of states nationwide are joining forces with Maine to solve the smallmouth bass invasion. The smallmouth isn’t native…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump is meeting with his Cabinet on Wednesday as his administration confronts a volatile turning…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military carried out what it described as “self-defense strikes” in southern Iran tonight, targeting Iranian boats…
WASHINGTON- President Donald Trump announced that a peace framework to end the U.S.-Israel war with Iran has been “largely lnegotiated” and…
On June 3, 2026, the Maine Data Center Advisory Council, established via executive order by Gov. Janet Mills (D) earlier…
WASHINGTON – Iran has hardened its position in fragile peace negotiations with the United States, with the country’s Supreme Leader,…
WASHINGTON – Vice President JD Vance used a White House press briefing Tuesday to highlight the Trump administration’s fraud crackdown…
Both of Maine’s delegates in the United States Senate, Sen. Susan Collins (R) and Sen. Angus King (I), have joined…
The Maine Office of the Public Advocate (OPA) has filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against Eversource…
President Donald Trump has announced that he is looking to suspend the nation’s gas tax in the face of rising…
President Donald Trump has temporarily paused a major U.S. naval operation in the Strait of Hormuz, citing “great progress” in…
A guided-missile ship that was built by Bath Iron Works fended off an attack in the Iran war, defense officials…
The White House has expressed support for making the moratorium on new regulations pertaining to North Atlantic Right Whale valid…
Due to deteriorating water quality in the St. George River, pets are now banned from a midcoast park. Thomaston officials…
President Donald J. Trump said he will soon review a plan submitted by Iran, signaling skepticism that the proposal will…
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) identified a possible 900,000 metric ton deposit of lithium in the Northern Appalachians, with the…
Gov. Janet Mills established a new “Maine Data Center Advisory Council” with an executive order on Friday following backlash from…
Maine’s Legislature voted on Wednesday to uphold Gov. Janet Mills’ (D-Maine) surprise veto of a bill that would have placed…
Rep. Walter “Gerry” Runte (D-York) appears to have accidentally CC’d all state representatives on a lengthy email on Monday where…
Central Maine Power (CMP) has asked the Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to approve a new rate change. This move…
Those darn “self-driving” cars strike again, no pun intended.In a recent Texas incident a car “driven” by a computer ran…
A controversial bill advancing in the Massachusetts legislature raises red flags as Senate Bill, SB 2246, an act aiming to…
The cost of heating fuel in Maine has remained above $5 per gallon, according to the Maine Department of Energy…
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at ramping up nuclear energy production in the…
The federal government—specifically the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) director, Dr. Oz—has informed Governor Janet Mills that her…
Maine’s Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee has unanimously voted to reject a proposal that would have overridden local ordinances…
Sen. Matt Harrington (R-York) revealed during a work session last week that an AI data center could be coming to…
AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine’s winter electricity pain isn’t a fluke, it’s a structural problem, according to a February 2026 Brattle…
Google’s parent company, Alphabet, announced on Monday that it will acquire the data center and energy infrastructure company Intersect for…
President Donald Trump took executive action on Thursday aimed at ensuring American dominance in space exploration, commerce, and defense, pushing…
The clams found along Maine’s coast have something peculiar in common with an elderly cousin of theirs found worldwide. Peculiar…
The City of Lewiston is preparing to vote next week on whether to approve an artificial intelligence data center at…
Federal regulators voted Thursday to extend a shutdown preventing New England fishermen from catching shrimp. New England fishermen, especially those…
On Monday, a federal judge struck down President Donald Trump’s (R) Executive Order pausing wind energy projects that he signed…
Children in town of Hallowell, on the Western bank of the Kennebec River, are asking Maine Governor Janet Mills for…
Data shared by the Maine State Housing Authority shows that Mainers from the northern-most parts of the state have so…
President Donald Trump took action on Wednesday to repeal the burdensome fuel standards imposed by the Biden Administration that, according…
Hard to believe a tiny nut-gathering beast can still disrupt life in the 21st century, even to the point of…
Just as residents were getting ready to carve the Thanksgiving turkey west of Maine’s largest city, a pair of earthquakes…
As the holiday season arrives, one prevailing headache set to keep hammering Americans is exorbitant electricity costs. Though the Trump…
A controversial power corridor running through the North Maine Woods is set to be completed and put to use by…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has announced the new standard offer price for Central Maine Power (CMP) customers in…
Central Maine Power’s ambitious bid for a billion-dollar overhaul of its electric system was abruptly derailed Tuesday when the Maine…
Maine’s Senator Susan Collins (R) announced Friday that she and two other lawmakers led a bipartisan group of senators in…
Maine’s electricity costs have risen faster than those of any other state in the nation, and the trend has become…
Old Thom, a North Atlantic orca known for being the only killer whale regularly sighted in the Gulf of Maine,…
The FBI charged three Chinese citizens last week after they allegedly conspired to smuggle biological materials into the U.S. while…
A months-long legal campaign by a Canadian ostrich farm to “save” 300 of its birds from government culling has gone…
The government of Nova Scotia has just cleared the way for North America’s first seaside whale sanctuary. Maine’s friendly neighbor…
How smart would it be to tie the economic fate of Midcoast Maine to Artificial Intelligence (AI)? Some residents of…
A new analysis by the North Atlantic right whale protectionists actually shows the species thriving, not declining. But as predictable…
Falmouth voters will have the chance next month to weigh in on two local referendum questions — one to repeal…
Maine is promulgating climate, energy and equity policies that have had an adverse disparate impact on rural Maine and the…
The Maine Warden Service is offering a $3,000 reward for information leading to the individual who for no known reason…
An experimental electric-plane manufacturer that chose a midcoast Maine airport to debut cutting-edge technology is falling on hard times both…
If Maine’s embattled crustaceans are crawling to Canada, the prevailing reason was always thought to be greenhouse-gas oceanic acidification south…
Major global asset managers including BlackRock and Blackstone have been looking to buy power utilities across America in a move…
Is the push and pull in the energy and climate regulatory environment hurting the ability for companies to finance and…
Mainers are becoming increasingly less reliant on oil to keep their homes warm throughout the winter, but despite this trend,…
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) signed a controversial agreement earlier this month to purchase four hydroelectric dams on the Kennebec River,…
Maine officials have approved an emergency rule aimed at removing predatory fish from a Washington County lake currently at risk…
Central Maine Power (CMP) — the state’s largest electric utility, serving nearly 650,000 households — is again looking to implement…
The state’s shrimp industry, traditionally known almost as much for its sweet delicacy as Maine lobster, is praying for relief…
The state with already among the highest electric costs nationwide is looking at a massive rate increase by its largest…
A Winter Harbor fifth-generation lobsterman has been defeated in a humorous, international competition that centers on provoking a voracious, razor-toothed…
Rep. Reagan Paul (R-Winterport) urged the federal government to revoke the four remaining offshore wind leases in the Gulf of…
The invasive European green crabs taking a toll on New England lobster breeding grounds pose a double-edged threat to Maine’s…
We are in a nuclear renaissance, whether you like it or not. If you’re skeptical, it’s likely because you’re stuck…
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The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (ACF) issued an urgent warning on Thursday about the invasive Japanese Stiltgrass…
A four-foot lizard is on the run in central Maine, sending chills down the spines of Bangor-area residents. The lizard…
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The Piscataquis Sheriff’s Department asked the local community for information on Wednesday regarding the theft of solar panels in Parkman.…
The mainstream gubernatorial hopefuls better watch their hind quarters – the fangs are now out in Maine’s hottest political race.…
By now, you’ve seen the Axios report that shows Maine’s electricity costs increasing by 36.3% over the last year, in…
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to end a $7 billion Biden-era grant program designed to pay for…
Maine lobstermen, fishing with rope-connected traps since time began, may be forced by “environmentalists” to go high-tech to access waters…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has responded to the Trump Administration’s effort to reverse course on the regulation of greenhouse…
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Mainers are facing the highest year-over-year energy rate increase in the nation, surging by over a third, according to a…
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this week that it intends to rescind the 2009 declaration that has…
Whomever dropped an invasive fish into a northern Maine lake is going to be on the hook, big time, if…
A shocking new national survey of states’ public utilities shows Maine ranks the worst of all 50, earning it an…
Maine’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has launched an effort to support the production of renewable energy on agricultural land contaminated…
Maine’s top environmental lobby is patting itself on the back for nearly a half century of billboard-free Maine. But critics…
New Maine Energy Law Promises Ratepayer Relief, but Instead Delivers Political Cover for Democrats in the 2026 Midterms. Maine’s ratepayers…
President Donald Trump struck a blow against the “net-zero” climate agenda on Monday with an executive order targeting “unreliable, foreign…
America has a real shot at ending its dangerous reliance on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for rare earth…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill into law creating the Maine Department of Energy Resources, a cabinet-level department…