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Maine lobstermen hit with seasonal fishing ban in offshore waters
September 1, 2021An estimated 62 fishermen from Stonington to Boothbay Harbor are expected to be affected by a 967-square-mile seasonal closure. Maine’s overall fleet is looking at a slew of gear modifications. In year one, fishermen could lose much as $20 million.
September 1, 2021
Maine delegation deplores ‘hasty’ changes to whale rules affecting lobster fishery
Updated: August 24, 2021Some gear marking schemes, along with bans on fishing in certain areas at certain times of year, will be costly for fishermen and unnecessary, said the delegation, which also advocated for "conservation equivalencies."
Updated: August 24, 2021
Foster Holdings in Hampden receives federal funds to increase biofuel capacity
August 23, 2021The company, perhaps best known for its R.H. Foster fueling stations and fuel trucks, will install two 6,500-gallon biodiesel storage tanks in Hampden to allow more biofuel sales.
August 23, 2021Portland selects vendor for bike-share pilot program
August 17, 2021The city of Portland has selected a Michigan-based company, Tandem Mobility, to plan and launch a pilot bike share program next June.
August 17, 2021
A month after passage, Maine businesses are still unpacking new packaging law
August 13, 2021The state's Extended Producer Responsibility Law is a first in the nation, but it’s not a new idea. However, there are unknowns about its impact on businesses, which so far have had mixed reactions.
August 13, 2021
Boston investment firm buys 90,000 acres of Somerset County timberland
August 12, 2021A sister business of John Hancock Life Insurance has purchased the property for an undisclosed price, as part of the company's portfolio of climate-friendly investments.
August 12, 2021
Bangor developer aims to bring biorefinery, jobs to former Lincoln mill site
Updated: August 2, 2021A biofuel called ethyl levulinate can be made from wood residue, waste paper or cardboard, municipal solid waste and food waste. The proposed biorefinery would produce locally sourced, renewable, carbon-neutral heating fuel.
Updated: August 2, 2021
Clear Skies law in South Portland clears legal challenge after six years
July 16, 2021Portland Pipe Line Corp. on Thursday dropped a ruling appeal in its 2015 suit to overturn the ordinance. The city had passed the law to prevent the company from piping crude oil out of Canada to oil-carrying ships in Maine.
July 16, 2021
Bigelow Lab leads project to connect deep-sea research worldwide
Updated: July 15, 2021Humans have seen only about 1% of the sea floor, yet deep-sea minerals and other resources are generating startup industries there. A new global network will allow stakeholders to share information and decrease the potential for harm.
Updated: July 15, 2021
State narrows location for proposed offshore wind turbines
July 13, 2021The 16-square-mile site, south of Muscongus Bay, is proposed for installation of up to 12 floating wind turbines. The state’s preferred area was identified after meeting with stakeholders and is subject to further input. The federal leasing process
July 13, 2021
New Husson program to train future state game wardens, conservation law officers
Updated: July 9, 2021The Bangor-based school is launching a certificate program this fall in conservation law enforcement to train future state game wardens, federal wildlife officers and others in the profession.
Updated: July 9, 2021
Brunswick rocket maker bluShift lands first commercial deal in 'new space'
June 25, 2021The purchase represents at least 60 student payloads per launch, including test flights, suborbital launches and orbital launches. The deal signals “strong demand for affordable and frequent science payloads to space,” said bluShift’s founder.
June 25, 2021
Donald Sussman donates $5M North Haven farm to conservation group
June 21, 2021Turner Farm, which dates to 1784, has been undergoing historic restoration since Sussman purchased the property in 2008. It will continue to function as a working farm under the ownership of the American Farmland Trust.
June 21, 2021
Maine working forest projects slated for $16M in federal outdoors act money
June 8, 2021The Quill Hill to Perham Stream and Chadbourne Tree Farms conservation areas, as well Acadia National Park's Schoodic Point wastewater upgrade, are included in the fiscal year 2022 budget under the Great American Outdoors Act.
June 8, 2021
‘Troubling’ impact on lobster fishery seen in federal study of right whale population
May 28, 2021Lobster fishermen face major changes in the way they fish over the coming decade. “The lobster fishery as we know it will not exist if this is fully implemented,” said one industry leader.
May 28, 2021
GO Logic, builder of innovative houses, eyes new HQ in Belfast
May 21, 2021The new digs will double production capacity, realize economies of scale and increase the company's ability to import innovative technologies, it says. New hires are on tap, too.
May 21, 2021
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