Mainers are facing the highest year-over-year energy rate increase in the nation, surging by over a third, according to a…
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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…
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Just when you figured it was safe to go in to the water comes word of not only one, but…
An “environmental” organization promoted by Maine’s legacy press complaining about paper-mill emissions apparently forgot about its opposition to not just…
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A bird – voting with its feet – has won an election by acclamation in central Maine, effectively closing down…
A powerful, pro-solar energy lobby group, the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), is using its national resources to urge…
Mainers served by Central Maine Power (CMP) can expect to see their electric bills go up next month by an…
A bid by a land trust to broker a deal between a paper company and the federal government is on…
The United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of an oil railroad expansion in Utah Thursday in a decision…
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Wiscasseteers who long ago trademarked their town “prettiest village in Maine” apparently haven’t been to Camden. To see the waterfall…
The Trump Administration has notified the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (MDIFW) that it will suspend all grant…
The Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted unanimously last month in favor of a bill from Rep. Arthur Bell…
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Does your heart pound with dread every time the electric bill lands in your mailbox? If so, you’re not alone.…
Rep. Mike Soboleski (R-Phillips) penned a letter to U.S. Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi, signed by nearly every Republican in…
President Donald Trump’s administration issued stop-work orders earlier this month on three University of Maine (UMaine) offshore wind development projects,…
by Jerry Leeman New Hampshire’s proposed ban on offshore wind development proves the state’s loyalty to its coastal communities and…
Amidst President Donald Trump’s attempts to restore domestic manufacturing to the U.S. with his controversial tariffs, he took the time…
The Maine Senate GOP unanimously opposed the reappointment of Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Philip Bartlett on Tuesday, citing…
The Maine Legislature’s Committee on Environment and Natural Resources voted against two Republican-led bills that would prevent geo-engineering in the…
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Protecting Sears Island from exploitative development has been a mission of its Waldo County defenders for decades, and the latest…
Lightning struck a wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts, last week, further damaging a turbine operated by Vineyard…
Mainers overwhelmed the Legislative Committee on Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) on Thursday, many waiting in the corridor to the…
Maine House Republican Leader Rep. Billy-Bob Faulkingham (R-Winter Harbor) is championing a bill to require the Department of Environmental Protection…
When Heather Sanborn served in the Maine State Legislature not so long ago, she voted in support of granting credits…
When your city has a “sustainability director” on the payroll, you can only guess what comes next. How about a…
When was the last time in modern history that a college student felt any sense of guilt for snatching utensils…
Maine politicians love to brag that 67 percent of our electricity comes from renewable sources. Sounds impressive, right? It’s a…
Tired of your straw decomposing before you’re halfway through your drink? Sick of only being able to buy LED bulbs?…
On her second day as Maine’s new public advocate – the official responsible for representing the interests of low-income ratepayers…
The Portland International Jetport has been ordered to stop cutting trees near the runways until authorities can determine whether the…
Maine Gov. Janet Mills’ (D) Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) is partnering with a Brunswick-based nonprofit organization…
The Senate, in a bipartisan fashion, voted Monday evening to confirm fracking executive Chris Wright as secretary of Energy. Senators voted 59…
10:55am State House, Augusta This morning the Maine Senate took up the nomination of Heather Sanborn to be Maine’s next…
President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Monday that will substantially reduce federal support for offshore wind power and…
Heather Sanborn, Gov. Janet Mills’ pick to serve as Public Advocate for the state, was confirmed by the Maine Legislature’s…
Maine leaders have decided that the state will not be increasing the minimum legal catch size for lobsters this July…
Maine’s Democratic Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME-CD1) says the wildfires raging in Southern California are the result of rising temperatures, stronger…
A bipartisan bill imposing an “impact fee” on megayachts has been introduced by Sen. Rick Bennett (R-Oxford) and co-sponsored by…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) has proposed elevating the Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) to a cabinet-level department as part of her…
A consulting firm based in Massachusetts has been awarded a $300,000 taxpayer-funded contract to advise the Maine Public Utilities Commission…
Going into the first session of the 132nd Legislature, lawmakers have already submitted two bills aimed at rolling back restrictions…
Lame-duck President Joe Biden’s administration unveiled more environmental regulations the day after Christmas, banning the manufacture of many natural gas…
New York is poised to fine energy companies billions of dollars in the name of fighting climate change under a…
Maine has been treated to a near non-stop barrage of demands that we acquiesce to the lucrative demands of the…
A little-known environmental provision in the fiscal year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has no impact on military operations,…
Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has issued a nearly $70,000, no-bid contract, set to last through all of…
The United States House of Representatives approved a bill Tuesday limiting the Department of Energy’s (DOE) authority to enforce energy…
Maine Governor Janet Mills’ Office of Policy Innovation and the Future (GOPIF) is paying $12,500 to a California-based nonprofit that…
Today, the word “nuclear” often sparks fear, with talk of nuclear weapons dominating headlines. This fear is understandable but misplaced…
Electricity Maine is set to begin sending out payments to eligible customers as part of a settlement reached with the…
Despite the hysteria over rising sea levels, allegedly caused by anthropogenic global warming, a comparison of satellite imagery of some…
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey (D), facing a surprise challenge from the left-wing District Attorney of Kennebec County and still…
The Maine Climate Council has released an updated version of the state’s four-year plan concerning climate change, “Maine Won’t Wait.”…
A coalition of New England based think tanks released an extensive report Wednesday in collaboration with Always on Energy Research…
The University of Maine (UMaine) has decided to sell the Hutchinson Center to Waldo Community Action Partners (WCAP) following a…
The developers behind the controversial Yard South project in South Portland have withdrawn their application for special zoning permissions and…
President-elect Donald Trump has chosen former New York Congressman Lee Zeldin (R) to serve in his cabinet as the administrator…
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Tuesday will hold the first competitive auction for roughly 850,000 acres…
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Federal officials have rejected Maine’s application for $456 million to construct an offshore wind port at Sears Island. According to…
Earlier this month, the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that all lead pipes nationwide must be replaced within the…
At a workshop on Tuesday the South Portland City Council will discuss a proposed ordinance that would eventually prohibit the…
The trash fire which started at a trash facility in Orrington on October 1 has finally been extinguished, according to…
The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) will be sending Gov. Janet Mills a petition with over 2,500 signatures urging…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced Thursday the results of ongoing efforts to test the surface water near…
According to the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, the share of Maine households using oil as their primary source…
When LS Power withdrew its proposal to build a controversial high-power transmission line across Maine this summer, the news created…
The Maine Labor Climate Council, a purported coalition of labor unions pushing for offshore wind development in the Gulf of…
In the fall of 2023, Efficiency Maine announced that it would not be requiring homeowners to disconnect their older heating…
The federal Department of Environmental Protection (EPA) sent a letter on September 26 directing the U.S. Navy to “take any…
The Biden-Harris Administration signed on to a radical United Nations agenda calling for zero-carbon emissions and an end to fossil…
Maine has now launched a $36 million Home Energy Rebate Program funded by federal tax dollars allocated by the Inflation…
The federal Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Tuesday that Maine has been awarded nearly $1.5 million in grant funding to…
Maine’s Congressional delegation sent a joint letter to Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro urging cooperation on the cleanup effort at…
The Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry (DCAF) announced Monday that applications have now opened for a combined $3…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Monday that the State has selected twelve new Land for Maine’s Future (LMF) conservation projects,…
On Monday and Tuesday, Gov. Janet Mills (D) attended the 45th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian…
A combined $8 million worth of grant funding has now been made available “to help communities become resilient to the…
President Joe Biden touted offshore wind’s “progress” on his watch on Thursday despite the fact that the industry has struggled…
Maine has received a combined $33.8 million in federal funding across twenty-one projects designed to improve the state’s hydropower infrastructure.…
Volvo announced Wednesday that it has scaled back its plans to make only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030. Instead, the…
Two members of Maine’s congressional delegation have urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack to change the eligibility…
Rising ocean temperatures have long alarmed scientists and caused Maine’s environmentalists to advocate drastic government actions, but their apocalyptic warnings…
Chalk another win for the conspiracy theorists… In new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…
Ford Motor Co. announced Wednesday that it will be shifting to a new strategy for the development of electric vehicles…
The State of Maine and the Federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) have reached an agreement on a floating…
As of next summer, Maine lobstermen will be subject to a new rule increasing the minimum legal catch size by…