New fisheries leader weighs in on the future of the lobster industry
In the face of warming ocean temperatures, sea-level rise and water-quality challenges, Alexa Dayton’s vision for the future is one of thriving and climate-resilient communities.
What Mainers on the coast are doing about climate change
The effects of climate change on the ocean are leading people in coastal communities to rethink their practices and look for solutions.
With less rain, blueberry growers face an expensive predicament
Can wild blueberry mountaintops be irrigated? Why Maine blueberry growers are anxious about the future of their iconic crop amid rising demand.
Former Maine guardsman gets jail time for assaulting another soldier but avoids rape conviction
A former guardsman accused of raping another soldier during a drill weekend in 2019 accepted a deal last month where he was convicted of felony aggravated assault.
2022 on track to be the deadliest for people in Maine jails and prisons
So far this year, 15 people have died in Maine county jails and prisons, 10 of them in the past four months. That number is higher than any yearly total since 2014.
Review doesn’t investigate Maine National Guard culture, says it has good sexual assault policies
A federal review of the Maine National Guard’s sexual assault and harassment policies did not investigate the complaints about a predatory culture that prompted the review in the first place.
The Maine company pioneering ways to remove PFAS
ECT2 is designing and installing what are arguably the three largest and most sophisticated PFAS treatment systems in the world.
What the drought actually means for Maine
Droughts aren’t rare in Maine. What’s different this year is that the most populated areas are experiencing the consequences the most.
Most Maine bottled water companies aren’t testing for PFAS
Bottled water isn’t regulated the same way as public drinking water, leading people to call for changes to PFAS testing.
Bangor Daily News hires environment reporter
The Bangor Daily News has hired an environment reporter, Mehr Sher, who is joining the newspaper as part of a partnership with Report for America.
The path of ‘forever chemicals’ into public drinking water used by thousands in central Maine
The Bangor Daily News traced how PFAS can end up in the drinking water of thousands.
Police dogs aren’t trained to detect the deadly drug fueling Maine overdoses
Fentanyl is up to 100 times more potent than heroin and is driving a rise in overdoses, but dogs can’t safely be trained to identify it.
Judge rules against former South Portland cop who sued to destroy discipline records
Kaitlyn Thurlow went to court last year to stop city officials from releasing her discipline records to another officer and a local lawyer.
Federal report on Maine National Guard’s handling of sexual assault expected early fall
It is one of two outside investigations born from intense public scrutiny and augments a new state advisory board established by Gov. Janet Mills tasked with making its own set of recommendations.
PFAS found in public drinking water used by thousands in central and western Maine
Drinking water in central Maine is part of the latest development in what one expert called a “universal crisis.”
Janet Mills appoints members to new military sexual assault panel
The newly established panel is tasked with improving the Maine National Guard’s response to sexual assault and harassment.
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