New federal lobstering restrictions spark backlash from industry and elected officials

‘This was the worst-case scenario,’ one Maine lobsterman says of rules to protect endangered whales by seasonally restricting 950 square miles of the Gulf of Maine.

Federal regulators impose seasonal ban on traditional lobstering in part of Gulf of Maine

Lobstermen worry that the restrictions designed to protect the endangered right whale in roughly 950 square miles of federal waters along midcoast Maine will endanger their industry.

Maine whale advocates rent billboard to promote ‘whale-safe’ lobster

The billboard, which will be up for the rest of the month, will appear along two major routes in Massachusetts and asks, 'Is your lobster whale-safe?'

Biden administration to curb toxic wastewater from coal plants with new rule

The move would reverse a major Trump administration regulatory rollback.

Unity College to open environmental professions institute at Pineland Farms

The New Gloucester facility will focus on creating a skilled workforce for careers that are expected to be plentiful in the next few decades, such as solar technicians.

Maine lawmakers approve landmark recycling reform bill

If signed by Gov. Janet Mills, the bill would make private companies partly responsible for the cost of disposing of packaging waste and improving the state's recycling system.

Maine lawmakers enact series of bills to tackle pollution from ‘forever chemicals’

One of the bills signed into law this week by Gov. Janet Mills gives Maine one of the nation's strictest standards for PFAS in drinking water.

Up, up and no way: Maine law bans release of latex balloons

Legislators back ban on release of latex balloons in Maine in bid to protect wildlife and prevent litter.

Face Time: Andrew Sharp, Bradbury Mountain’s spring hawk watcher

Conservation groups set to sue major hydro plant owner over Kennebec dam operations

Four groups say Brookfield Renewable is killing salmon in violation of the Endangered Species Act, intensifying the battle over fish access to the Kennebec and Sandy rivers.