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Maine needs to implement time-of-use electricity rates | Opinion

The Portland Press Herald - Maine · August 30, 2025

Rebecca Schultz is senior advocate for climate and clean energy at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. With federal policy rollbacks hampering investment in homegrown clean energy, we need to look for areas where Maine can make progress now to...

In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change

Inside Climate News · August 30, 2025

First of two articles about the Passamaquoddy Tribe’s struggles with sea level rise, water quality and habitat resilience on the coast of Maine. SIPAYIK, Maine—On the Sipayik peninsula in Maine, Passamaquoddy tribe members are surrounded on three...

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

Inside Climate News · August 30, 2025

SIPAYIK, Maine—Clams have been entwined with the story of the Passamaquoddy tribe for 13,000 years. Archaeological digs at ancient tribal sites have uncovered “middens,” or piles of discarded clamshells from generations of summer harvests,...

Led by Vasko, Liberty puts good vibes offseason to test against Maine

The News & Advance - Virginia ·

Liberty quarterback Ethan Vasko has heard the stories of Saturdays at Williams Stadium, though he's never seen it firsthand. Exactly one week after learning he'd done enough throughout spring ball and fall camp to earn the starting quarterback...

He left his camera trap in the Maine woods for a month. This is what walked in front of it.

Bangor Daily News - Maine · August 30, 2025

Ethan Eisenhaur is a hobby photographer who grew up in the western mountains of Maine. Now living in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he still enjoys spending as much time in the wilderness as he can, and he often creates reels of the wildlife he...

Maine on track for record number of Lyme cases amid longer tick seasons

News Center Maine · August 29, 2025

Lyme disease cases in Maine are nearing record highs, with nearly 2,800 cases reported already this year. NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — Lyme disease cases in Maine are nearing record highs, with nearly 2,800 cases reported through the end of August. By...

Maine on track for record number of Lyme cases amid longer tick seasons

News Center Maine · August 29, 2025

Lyme disease cases in Maine are nearing record highs, with nearly 2,800 cases reported already this year. NEW GLOUCESTER, Maine — Lyme disease cases in Maine are nearing record highs, with nearly 2,800 cases reported through the end of August. By...

Warming climate is worsening droughts in Maine

Maine Public Broadcasting Network · August 29, 2025

Drought expanded in Maine again in the last week of August, with about 1.2 million people are living in at least abnormally dry conditions. It took about a month for the state to go from having almost no areas with drought to 87% of the state in...

Maine trees are already dropping leaves, several weeks earlier than normal

WMTW 8 - Maine · August 29, 2025

Maine trees are already dropping leaves, several weeks earlier than normal Maine Forest Service officials say the worsening drought is stressing trees across the state THE DROUGHT MONITOR HAS BEEN UPDATED AND IT'S JUST AS WE THOUGHT. THE DROUGHT...

Maine's Next Big Thing? 3D-Printed Homes

94.9 WHOM - Maine · August 29, 2025

Real talk and real question, would you live in a 3D-printed house? Like, one made from wood waste? It would be printed layer by layer from a massive printer. Well, this is exactly what’s happening in Maine right now according to News Center Maine....

Maine man drowns while swimming after drifting boat

NECN - Massachusetts ·

A Maine man apparently drowned while swimming after his boat that was drifting away on a pond in Belgrade on Wednesday. The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife tells NBC10 Boston affiliate News Center Maine that Robert Gary was...

A conversation with Brian Ambrette, director of Maine’s new resilience office

The Maine Monitor · August 29, 2025

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes every Friday morning. Sign up for the free newsletter to stay informed of Maine environmental news....

The County FCU added to Best Places to Work in Maine list for the sixth time

The County - Maine · August 29, 2025

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resource Management, Best Companies Group and BridgeTower Media named The County Federal Credit Union as one of the Best Places to Work in Maine for 2025. “Being awarded one of...

Maine’s budget invests in families and communities | Opinion

The Portland Press Herald - Maine · August 29, 2025

Rep. Michael Brennan, D-Portland, is serving his fourth consecutive term in the Maine House, having previously served four terms in the House and three in the Senate. He represents House District 115, which includes a portion of Portland. He...

Republicans vent outrage over Canada wildfires choking U.S. cities while denying climate change

The Milwaukee Independent · August 29, 2025

“Instead of enjoying family vacations at Michigan’s beautiful lakes and campgrounds, for the third summer in a row, Michiganders are forced to breathe hazardous air as a result of Canada’s failure to prevent and control wildfires,” read a...

Improve climate risk management after net-zero exodus, States tell asset managers

Edie · August 29, 2025

The 17 Democratic state financial officers are imploring asset managers to continue – or enhance – their management of climate-related risks over various time horizons despite their recent withdrawals from global net-zero coalitions, and contrary...

An Insider’s Guide To One Of Maine’s Most Charming Towns

Forbes ·

A view of Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, a recreation area located on Casco Bay on the southeastern side of Freeport, Maine. getty Freeport, Maine may be known as the home of L.L. Bean—founded here in 1912—but this coastal town is more than just a...

Maine Officials Warn 'Large Lizard' with 'Sharp Teeth' Is on the Loose in the State By Kelli Bender

People - New York ·

Known for its lobsters, the state of Maine is making headlines because of a different creature. According to Maine's Old Town Police Department, a "large lizard" is on the loose in the state. The authorities posted on Facebook about the reptile...

Maine Monitor: “Water battery” proposed in western Maine

Daily Bulldog - Maine · August 28, 2025

By Julia Tilton of the Maine Monitor A primary goal is to boost resilience by putting power onto the grid at times when other renewable resources aren’t generating electricity. A rendering of the proposed “water battery” in western Maine. Courtesy...

Maine clinics say they will have to cut services after losing Medicaid funding

AOL ·

One of Maine's largest abortion care providers said it will have to dramatically cut services after a federal judge ruled earlier this week that the Trump administration is not required to restore Medicaid funding. Under H.R.1 -- the mega-bill...