Posted inEnvironment Penobscot dam owner replaces faulty poles on line where July failure killed fish by Lori Valigra September 30, 2026September 30, 2026 The work comes as federal regulators near a decision on renewing the dam’s license.
Posted inEnvironment Waste buried in the woods shows how hard it is to rehab Maine’s abandoned factories by Lori Valigra September 28, 2026September 28, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Juniper Ridge wants to treat its contaminated wastewater 20 miles away by Lori Valigra September 21, 2026September 21, 2026
BDN Exclusive Posted inEnvironment The family that fought a Maine landfill leaves their town behind by Lori Valigra September 14, 2026October 6, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine’s biggest dam owner faces reckoning after another Penobscot River fish kill by Lori Valigra August 17, 2026August 19, 2026
Posted inEnvironment The fungus that could save Maine’s trees one seedling at a time by Lori Valigra August 4, 2026August 4, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine’s new strategy to stop another insect disaster in the North Woods by Lori Valigra August 4, 2026August 4, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Paper mill was the source of Maine river oil spill by Lori Valigra July 16, 2026July 17, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine was warned about toxins in sludge decades before PFAS crisis began by Lori Valigra June 1, 2026June 1, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine investigates oil spill along the Kennebec River by Lori Valigra April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
Posted inEnvironment The secretive plan for a Maine data center collapsed in 6 days by Lori Valigra April 6, 2026April 6, 2026
Posted inEnvironment The strategy behind Maine lawsuits against chemical giants by Lori Valigra February 20, 2026February 20, 2026
Posted inEnvironment Maine is using outdated rules to close contaminated compost plant by Lori Valigra January 26, 2026January 26, 2026
Posted inEnvironment How Maine farmers are fighting a drought that will stretch into 2026 by Lori Valigra December 25, 2025December 25, 2025
Posted inEnvironment A celebrated conservationist’s unwitting role in Maine’s PFAS crisis by Lori Valigra December 1, 2025December 1, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Maine landfill plans to finally treat contaminated water that goes into the Penobscot River by Lori Valigra October 28, 2025October 31, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Inside the talks that led a contaminated Maine compost plant to be shut down by Lori Valigra October 6, 2025October 6, 2025
Posted inEnvironment A Maine compost operation heavily contaminated by PFAS is closing by Lori Valigra September 5, 2025September 5, 2025
Posted inEnvironment Cianbro is behind $1B energy storage project planned for western Maine by Lori Valigra July 23, 2025July 23, 2025
Posted inMaine Focus Conditions are perfect in the Maine woods for moose-killing ticks by Lori Valigra June 21, 2025June 20, 2025