A bill motivated by the discovery of a $1.5 billion lithium deposit in Newry, Maine, thought to be the world’s…
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Gov. Janet Mills dealt labor unions a major defeat Tuesday when she vetoed an offshore wind port construction bill that…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – Will Kessler on June 23, 2023 Siemens Energy announced Thursday that it will be undergoing…
The Legislature voted unanimously this week to ban TikTok from all electronic devices owned or controlled by the state government.…
The state of Maine has lurched from short-term spending agreement to short-term spending agreement, often using pricey borrowing to pay…
The Maine House on Wednesday rejected a bill (76-71) that would have prohibited cities and towns in the state from…
The Maine Public Utilities Commission (MPUC) on Tuesday voted to approve electricity rate increases associated with a program that hikes…
The Maine State Legislature is expected to soon put its seal of approval on LD 1101, “An Act to Support…
U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) tweeted Tuesday night an image of her setting fire to a Republican energy bill that…
Price increases in New England energy markets are far outpacing demand for electricity, according to a report released Wednesday by…
The Daily Caller News Foundation – John Hugh DeMastri on June 2, 2023 The Biden administration on Friday ordered a 20-year…
Sen. Joe Baldacci (D-Penobscot) offered searing criticism of Gov. Janet Mills during May 23 committee hearings, alleging that the governor…
Legislative Republicans in Maine offered an amendment this week to LD 1347 in the hope of finding a palatable compromise…
Fox News host Tucker Carlson Monday night went to bat for the Maine lobster. He interviewed guest Rosie Moore, a…
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows confirmed this week that the effort to establish a “consumer-owned” utility in Maine, led by…
The cost for a gallon of heating oil in Maine has hit a record high. Mainers should expect to pay…
Maine, and the rest of New England, may face energy blackouts this winter due to sky prices for liquified natural…
The price of a gallon of No. 2 heating oil in Maine is back around $5.00 per gallon, according to…
On the final day of its October 2021 term, the Supreme Court ruled that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped…
As part of Maine’s Climate Council, which is working to implement a four-year plan to decrease the state’s greenhouse gas…
On March 18, the Maine Legislature’s Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology held a work session on Gov. Janet Mills’…
Note: I am teaching Environmental Policy this fall, for perhaps the last time. I first taught it more than 30…
The big picture of this rate increase and the surrounding conversation is simple: it is the fault of federal regulators, not CMP. Outside competitors are funding ads that are aimed to hurt CMP and blame them for something completely out of their control.
“The Invisible Hand” is a notion coined by Adam Smith in the context of economics, and in particular, the free-market…
Though the ban is a win for now, Mills’ next moves towards offshore wind must be vigilantly watched as future development plans take form just off of Maine’s shores.
Maine’s Committee on State and Local Government held public hearings last Friday on two bills that would require a legislative…
The legislature’s Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry (ACF) Committee recently held a public hearing on LD 324, “An Act to Limit…
Last week I poked the green hornets’ nest by testifying in support of LD 324, “An Act to Limit Public…
David Ismay, the Undersecretary for Climate Change within Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs, resigned…