In Vermont, courts weigh who should pay for the cost of climate change

“Vermont is ground zero for this litigation,” said Patrick Parenteau, an environmental law expert at Vermont Law and Graduate School. Last May, Vermont became the first state in the country to enact a climate superfund law after a veto-proof...

Maine's extreme drought rapidly expanding

This week's U.S. Drought Monitor update reflects extreme drought escalation. With zero rain during the week of Sept. 29 and the record-warm days that followed, evaporation rates have spiked and groundwater levels continue to fall.The entire state...

Brewer woman shot in northern Maine hunting accident

HAMLIN, Maine (WABI) - A Brewer woman is recovering at a hospital in Northern Maine, after authorities say she was accidentally shot in the knee while bird hunting Saturday afternoon in the town of Hamlin. According to the Maine Department of...

Brewer, Maine Woman Shot in the Knee by Hunting Companion

A bird hunting trip in Aroostook County took a bad turn when a member of the group accidentally shot a Brewer woman. Brewer, Maine Woman Shot in the Knee During a Hunting Trip in Aroostook County Amber Oaks, 31, of Brewer, is recovering after...

It's Deer Rutting Season in Maine

Recently as I was driving through a suburban area of Lewiston, Maine something happened that dropped my heart straight into my pants. It was around 11:00am, I had MoondDog, my one year old Aussie with me, flapping his ears and tongue out the...

Stop treating Medicaid as the default choice for Maine’s aging patients | Opinion

Kaitlyn Cunningham Morse is founder and owner of Maine Aging Partners, LLC. Most families don’t plan for Medicaid until they’re already in crisis. A hospital stay ends and discharge planners say it’s time to move. A parent can no longer manage...

Maine regulators side with Passamaquoddy Tribe in solar project dispute

Maine utility regulators have sided with the Passamaquoddy Tribe in a dispute with its local utility to install solar panels and battery storage across more than 200 homes in Indian Township. The tribe’s plans have been delayed for almost a year,...

8 Maine events this week include Mariners hockey and Patty Griffin

Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin. (Photo by Alysse Gafkjen) 8 p.m. Friday. State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland, $45-$75. statetheatreportland.com. Singer-songwriters Patty Griffin and Rickie Lee Jones are in the middle of a co-headlining tour...

North Atlantic right whale, one of the world’s rarest, sees encouraging population growth

A pair of North Atlantic right whales interact at the surface of Cape Cod Bay on March 27, 2023, in Massachusetts. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File, NOAA permit # 21371) PORTLAND, Maine — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an...

Maine driver injured in tanker truck rollover on I-95 ramp in Portsmouth

The on-ramp was closed for about five and a half hours while crews cleaned up roughly 75 gallons of spilled fluids. PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — A Maine man was injured Monday when the tanker truck he was driving overturned on an Interstate 95 on-ramp in...

In Scenic, Serene Coastal Maine, Murder Lurks Beneath The Surface

October 12, 2025 By Barrett Seaman— Jeanette King is a middle-aged divorcee, barely making a living shucking crabs on a 28-mile-long island off the coast of Maine. Her ex-husband is a lobsterman who has gotten caught up in a highly lucrative but...

Skowhegan lawmaker raises concerns over removal of Kennebec dams

Rep. Jennifer Poirier, R-Skowhegan, says she wants to know more about the environmental and economic impacts when it comes to removing dams along the Kennebec River. SKOWHEGAN, Maine — A Skowhegan lawmaker is speaking out about a proposal to...

Maine regulators rule Passamaquoddy solar project complies with state rules

Maine utility regulators have sided with the Passamaquoddy Tribe in a dispute with its local utility to install solar panels and battery storage across more than 200 homes in Indian Township. The tribe's plans have been delayed for almost a year,...

Climate risk mitigation measures need support, PwC expert says

Takeaways: The insurance industry supports climate risk mitigation measures Forward-looking measures and conditional insurance will increase Climate resilience measures need more financing Insurers, among others, are looking for ways to improve...

Maine man receives citation for tanker truck rollover in New Hampshire

A Maine man has received a citation from the New Hampshire State Police after the tanker truck he was driving rolled over on an Interstate 95 on-ramp in Portsmouth.New Hampshire State Police officials said the crash happened shortly before 3:40...

Stuck in a Neutral Gear of Watered Down and Whitewashed Prefigurative Politics: How “No Kings” Takes the “Move” Out of Movements

You cannot defeat a king with a parade. The real failure of movements like "No Kings" isn't the turnout, but the refusal to build real power beyond a single day of protest. “If participants are motivated by hope of psychic completion—by community...

Maine to receive beneficial rain, cooler temperatures as strong cold front moves closer

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Some rain is finally on the way. Before that, Tuesday will start off sunny and warm. High temperatures will run in the 70s at the coastline to around 80 degrees inland. Winds will be out of the south-southwest between 10 to 15...

Maine’s green crab problem: Here’s how Mainers are fighting back

The first time Sam Cheeney saw a green crab was in the early 2000s, as part of an ecology class at the University of Maine at Machias. He and his classmates ventured out across the mud flats and rocky shoreline in search of the invasive species,...

One of world's rarest whales that makes Atlantic its home grows in population

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — One of the rarest whales on the planet has continued an encouraging trend of population growth in the wake of new efforts to protect the giant animals, according to scientists who study them. The North Atlantic right whale...

Frenchville plans special town meeting on funding requests

Frenchville officials are pictured here during the town's annual meeting on March 18. A special town meeting will be held on Nov. 6. (Chris Bouchard | The County) FRENCHVILLE, Maine – Funding for grader repairs, a new UTV, and opening a one-year...