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The biowaste facility was built in 2015 to provide power locally, and now will be converted in order to produce both natural gas and electricity.
“Intentionally built in harm’s way hundreds of years ago, they are threatened today by one of the most rapidly changing and volatile bodies of water on the planet,” said Tara Kelly with Maine Preservation.
Labor groups back a federal designation of an offshore wind site in the Gulf of Maine, but the Maine Lobstermen’s Association still has concerns.
Among the 2024 Business Leaders of the Year is the leader of the Ecology School, a nonprofit environmental living and learning center in Saco. Drew Dumsch has been directing the school through a transformation mode.
Maine's island communities suffered serious damage during the January and March storms. After collecting 20 bags of debris on one trip, volunteers are heading back.
The parcel acquired by Ducks Unlimited is adjacent to the Garcelon Wildlife Management Area, which is overseen by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
Snowmaking has become the cost of doing business. “If you have that, you’re ensured of a good, long season," said one expert. "If not, you’re at the mercy of Mother Nature. I think that’s become even more existential now.”
Lobster trap rope is marked by colors to show where it's used. Analysis of the recovered gear “could indicate different gear configuration scenarios, some of which suggest state waters and others which suggest federal waters," a Maine official says.
For the energy/environment focus, Mainebiz looks at the increased use of heat pumps for commercial buildings, as well as how the energy industry is tackling the labor shortage.
Researchers will explore how fisheries might coexist with floating offshore wind turbines, and will create a baseline inventory of data about Maine's fishing community.
From 1959 until 1981, Saco Tannery Corp. disposed of 23 million gallons of toxic waste. Remediation since the 1983 Superfund listing is followed by five-year reviews.
Maine’s North Woods region conjures images of vast forests and abundant wildlife, but southern Maine hosts the state’s highest species and ecosystem diversity.
Carbon storage, long-term forest health, wildlife habitat, and sustainable timber production are part of the mission for a new “climate-smart” timber investment fund.
The sustainability principles balance community and economic vitality with environmental conservation and the notion that tourism should be responsible and create a net positive effect on the destination.
This year's grants will support projects from Saco to Dennysville. Since 2004, the L.L.Bean program has provided over $400,000 in grants to nearly 60 land trusts across Maine.
“Maine has been a leader in recycling legislation, adopting some of the most progressive laws in the country,” an industry consultant writes. They include the nation’s first electronics recycling bill.