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A celebrated conservationist’s unwitting role in Maine’s PFAS crisis

by Lori Valigra December 1, 2025December 1, 2025

Conservationist Bill Ginn is mad about what happened at the Hawk Ridge Compost Facility that he started 35 years ago as a recycling center.

Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that goes into the Penobscot River

by Lori Valigra October 28, 2025October 31, 2025

Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down

by Lori Valigra October 6, 2025October 6, 2025

A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing

by Lori Valigra September 5, 2025September 5, 2025

Cianbro is behind $1B energy storage project planned for western Maine

by Lori Valigra July 23, 2025July 23, 2025

Conditions are perfect in the Maine woods for moose-killing ticks

by Lori Valigra June 21, 2025

The secret tunnels keeping Mainers safe from dangerous animal crashes

by Lori Valigra May 22, 2025May 22, 2025

Promising Maine PFAS removal project is on hold

by Lori Valigra May 8, 2025May 9, 2025

Trump administration says it will combat forever chemicals. Maine scientists are skeptical.

by Lori Valigra May 5, 2025

Maine lawmakers pitch a new way around forever chemicals

by Lori Valigra April 14, 2025May 2, 2025

Maine dairy farm says tariffs will increase its grain costs $1,200 per month

by Lori Valigra April 1, 2025May 2, 2025

Maine climate programs proceed amid federal funding freezes and uncertainty

by Lori Valigra March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

How forever chemicals are flowing into one of Maine’s largest rivers

by Lori Valigra March 28, 2025March 28, 2025

Maine lawmaker wants a better system for throwing out explodable propane canisters

by Lori Valigra March 21, 2025March 21, 2025

What federal environmental rollbacks could mean for Maine’s air

by Lori Valigra March 14, 2025March 19, 2025

Maine has struggled to keep up with water testing at PFAS hotspot

by Lori Valigra March 13, 2025March 13, 2025

Fairfield needs more help with water contamination as funding dries up

by Lori Valigra March 12, 2025March 26, 2025

Heat pumps save Mainers up to 60 percent on energy bills, study finds

by Lori Valigra March 11, 2025March 13, 2025

See all the chemicals in your Maine town’s drinking water

by Lori Valigra March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

Maine’s spring expected to be warmer than usual

by Lori Valigra February 26, 2025February 26, 2025