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Maine voters OK'd a $30M bond for improving trails — now what?
November 7, 2024Starting in January, the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands will begin a competitive grant program to provide $7.5 million per year for trail design, maintenance and construction.
November 7, 2024A USM program will help craft beverage manufacturers in Maine and Vermont prevent pollution
November 1, 2024A grant of $350,000, awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, will go to USM's New England Environmental Finance Center, which is part of the university’s Catherine Cutler Institute.
November 1, 2024
Grant money will focus on growing Libbytown garden, community
Updated: October 28, 2024The conversion is expected to provide soil free of potential contaminants, create more-accessible gardens and strengthen them against climate change-related issues.
Updated: October 28, 2024
In Norway, a Maine nonprofit tackles the housing crunch, climate issues
October 23, 2024The Center for an Ecology-Based Economy is looking to build a housing cooperative and small-scale community solar farms. Programs to date include bike sharing and an EV charging network.
October 23, 2024
With investments in 'green' operations, College of the Atlantic tops a national list
October 18, 2024The Princeton Review's 'Guide to Green Colleges' also gave high marks to Colby, Bates and UMaine.
October 18, 2024
40 Under 40: Hazel Stark is guiding others to better understand and value nature
Updated: October 7, 2024The co-founder of Maine Outdoor School once considered a career in research, but today is focused on building positive relationships between humans and nature.
Updated: October 7, 2024
Maine Island Trail Association names successor to longtime executive director
September 30, 2024Ben Dougherty will become only the fourth executive director in the nonprofit association's 36-year history.
September 30, 2024
Downeast Salmon Federation acquires 4 acres on Narraguagus River’s west branch
Updated: September 23, 2024The federation is gathering history about the site, along with ideas, funds and volunteer support to repurpose an old farmhouse on the property.
Updated: September 23, 2024
Rangeley-based M&H Construction pitches in on Kennebago headwaters restoration
Updated: September 16, 2024With the help of Rangeley-based M&H Construction and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's Gulf of Maine Coastal Program, Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust replaced three culverts with open-bottom bridges this summer.
Updated: September 16, 2024
Lobstermen watch for progress as feds invest $9M to help endangered right whales
Updated: August 16, 2024Funds will help fishermen assess ropeless lobstering technology; and to improve monitoring and modeling to identify whale distribution and habitat-use patterns.
Updated: August 16, 2024
USDA grant will help UMaine team turn forest products into jet fuel, fish feed
Updated: August 6, 2024Developing such new products from waste wood could ultimately generate additional revenue streams for Maine's forest-related industries.
Updated: August 6, 2024
State awards $2M to clean energy workforce training programs across Maine
July 31, 2024The number of clean energy jobs in Maine has surpassed 15,000, increasing faster in the state than anywhere else in New England, a report shows.
July 31, 2024
$343K grant to support Ecology School operation, training and food distribution
Updated: July 15, 2024It’s crucial that regional and national food systems become more climate-smart, support communities and conservation, and address hunger, said the school’s CEO.
Updated: July 15, 2024
Downeast Salmon Federation receives $9.1M grant for dam removal in Cherryfield
July 9, 2024The Downeast Salmon Federation will use a $9.1 million grant to remove an ice retention dam on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield.
July 9, 2024Maine communities get $2.4M in state funding for climate, energy projects
Updated: June 19, 2024Dozens of cities and towns across Maine have been awarded grants from the state's Community Resilience Partnership, established in 2021.
Updated: June 19, 2024
Structural attachment in Hampden Academy expansion aims to minimize energy loss
Updated: June 17, 2024A $2 million expansion project at Hampden Academy used a structural attachment said to help minimize energy loss and improve building envelope performance.
Updated: June 17, 2024
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