Environment Archives - Bangor Daily News

It will be raining rabies vaccines in Aroostook starting tomorrow

by Christopher Burns May 12, 2026May 12, 2026

As of May 11, there have been 11 confirmed rabies cases among raccoons, a gray fox, a bat and a goat across eight counties.

Invasive emerald ash borer found in isolated Aroostook township

by Molly Enking, Maine Public April 24, 2026April 24, 2026

Feds and Mi’kmaq Nation sign deal to protect piece of Aroostook wilderness

by Cameron Levasseur April 22, 2026April 22, 2026

Caribou’s former diesel plant demolished

by Cameron Levasseur March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

Earthquakes in northern Maine are exceedingly rare. See where they have happened.

by Cameron Levasseur February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

Earthquake shook Aroostook town

by Christopher Burns February 17, 2026February 17, 2026

Arctic front to bring ‘extreme cold’ to Aroostook this weekend

by Cameron Levasseur January 21, 2026January 21, 2026

Maine’s spruce budworm pesticide campaign enters 2nd year

by Peter McGuire, Maine Public December 29, 2025December 29, 2025

Ice has started forming on northern Maine rivers

by Leela Stockley November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

As Maine winters get warmer, Presque Isle faces the biggest change

by Penelope Overton, Portland Press Herald November 14, 2025November 14, 2025

Despite recycling program, lithium batteries still sparking fires at Aroostook landfill

by Paula Brewer October 26, 2025October 25, 2025

Northern Maine wind and transmission line project gets PUC priority nod

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli October 23, 2025October 23, 2025

Leaf-peeping season has started in Maine

by Leela Stockley September 17, 2025September 17, 2025

It will be raining rabies vaccines over Aroostook County next week

by Christopher Burns August 8, 2025August 8, 2025

A new tech-heavy lab boosts potato research at UMaine’s Aroostook Farm

by Paula Brewer July 18, 2025July 19, 2025

Caribou gets $4M from feds to clean up hazardous power plant site

by Paula Brewer May 28, 2025May 27, 2025

Company could pay $240K for Aroostook lumber mill violations

by Paula Brewer May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Northern Maine resident challenges local dam replacement over flooding concerns

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli April 9, 2025April 9, 2025

Massive ice jams cause ongoing flooding in Aroostook

by Paula Brewer March 26, 2025March 27, 2025

Flooding closes Aroostook roads and could worsen over the weekend

by Kathleen Phalen Tomaselli and Christopher Bouchard March 21, 2025March 21, 2025