How U.S. fishermen are adapting to electrification and alternative fuels

As pressure mounts to decarbonize the maritime sector, U.S. commercial fishermen are navigating the most transformative shifts in the fleet’s history. According to the Energy Transition for the U.S. Commercial Fishing Industry: Technical and...

Emma's Revolution Brings Protest and Activism to the UU Stage

For nearly 25 years, Emma’s Revolution, the California-based singing/songwriting duo Pat Humphries and Sandy Opatow (who goes professionally by the name Sandy O), has been crisscrossing the country sharing themes of protest through music and...

Nessel joins challenge to EPA’s attacks on affordable clean energy for low-income households

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 22 other state plaintiffs are suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin for illegally ending a $7 billion program that lowers energy costs and pollution by...

Drinking water contamination report raises questions

A drinking water report studying the toxicity of perfluorononanoic acid, or PFNA, from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalized in mid-April has yet to be released to the public, sparking concerns from Representative Chellie Pingree. On...

Kinney Center Announces 2025-26 Artists in Residence and Visiting Scholars

Image Top (L-R): Ira Klein, Missy Dunaway and Lauren Levato Coyne. Bottom (L-R): Cecilia Lim and Katharine Owens. The Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies has announced three Artists in Residence and two Visiting Scholars for...

Survey ranks Minnesota as eighth-safest state in America

The research by personal finance website WalletHub compared states on a number of metrics, including violent crime, fatal car crashes and number of sex offenders. MINNEAPOLIS — With violent crime, natural disasters and chaos on the roadways, more...

Portland City Council rejects jetport parking lot proposal

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- There will not be any new parking added to the Portland International Jetport for now. The Portland City Council shot down the jetport's latest expansion proposal on Monday night. For more than a year, the jetport has...

A Connecticut way of life disappeared. ‘Overnight, it was done. It was ended.’

Bart Mansi used to haul a thousand pounds of lobster a day. Now he sets out just a couple dozen traps, out of curiosity — or force of habit — and he’s lucky to catch 10 lobsters. “I’ve been doing it all my life. I gotta see for myself,” he said....

Video shows rescuers coming to aid of moose caught in shocking predicament: 'Not an unformidable animal'

"We knew that we'd have to immobilize it." by Lindy WhitehouseOctober 20, 2025 Wildlife biologists in Pembroke, Maine, pulled off an amazing rescue this week after finding a moose trapped in a well. According to Maine Public, wildlife biologist...

Philip R. Bowen, obituary

MORRILL — Philip R. Bowen, a decorated federal law enforcement officer, dedicated public servant, and beloved member of his community, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2025, in his hometown of Morrill, Maine. He was 91 years old. Born on...

N.B. adds fast chargers – but will it be enough to calm range anxiety?

Breadcrumb Trail Links New Brunswick The Issues Energy & Environment Critics point out the province is far behind neighbouring Quebec, which has thousands of charging ports Author of the article: John Chilibeck • Local Journalism Initiative...

RSU 71 School Board Candidate Madison Cook

On November 4, Belfast voters will consider several candidates to fill two Belfast seats on the Regional School Unit 71 (Belfast, Belmont, Morrill, Searsmont and Swanville) School Board. They are Madison Cook (declared write-in candidate whose...

Job Fair at UMaine for Engineering and Computing students, alumni

ORONO — Students and alumni will have the opportunity to meet with representatives from more than 150 companies and organizations during the University of Maine’s 2025 Engineering and Computing Job Fair, Wednesday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., at...

Free event in South Portland helps consumers deter catalytic converter thefts

SOUTH PORTLAND — The Bureau of Motor Vehicles’ Enforcement Division (BMV) and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) will team up to host a free catalytic converter etching event on Wednesday, October 29. The event will run from 9 a.m. to Noon,...

'We’re 100% in': Former Gov. Paul LePage on what's motivating him to run for Congress

Paul LePage wants to remove any doubt that he is fully committed to running for Congress in 2026 in the northern, ultra-competitive 2nd Congressional District. AUGUSTA, Maine — Paul LePage, Maine’s Republican governor from 2011-19, wants to remove...

Rustad to deliver Wilde Distinguished Lecture in Forest and Wildland Soils

Lindsey Rustad, a faculty associate with the University of Maine School of Forest Resources and a retired research ecologist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, will present the Sergei A. Wilde Distinguished Lectureship in...

CT lobstermen reflect on the industry’s glory days

Connecticut once had a booming lobster business. What happened? WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Dana Edwards to discuss his article, “26 years after lobster die-off, CT lobstermen reflect on a net loss,” as part of the collaborative...

Democrats should go Left on economics — not on culture

As Zohran Mamdani builds an unlikely coalition of socialists and centrists, leading Democrats are out with a sweeping and brutal report on the party’s problems. According to a new report published in Semafor, a six-month survey of hundreds of...

Federal court dismisses “forever chemicals” suit by farmers against EPA

A federal court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by farmers who claimed the Environmental Protection Agency failed to regulate per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as “forever chemicals.” Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, refer to...

UMaine builds sensors that can withstand the next generation of nuclear reactors

Nuclear power plants provide 20% of the nation’s energy. To ensure they remain functional and safe to operate, plant engineers rely on sensors to provide feedback on a wide range of parameters, including temperature; reactor power, or neutron...