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College of the Atlantic opens its second mass-timber building
June 14, 2024The dormitory on the Bar Harbor campus uses mass timber, paired with wood infill walls and wood-fiber insulation. The construction sequesters carbon and is expected to meet Passive House energy standards.
June 14, 2024
Audubon teams up with architects, USM to urge businesses to add bird protections
May 31, 2024L.L.Bean, MEMIC and Saddleback are among the companies to install protections to keep birds from inadvertently flying into windows.
May 31, 2024$33M in federal funds will help clean up contamination at 13 Maine sites
May 24, 2024The EPA brownfield grants, ranging from $500,000 to $5.5 million, will fund assessment and cleanup work by nonprofits, municipalities and public agencies across Maine.
May 24, 2024
In the works for 6 years, new Casco Bay ferry is now months behind schedule
Updated: May 17, 2024With a cost of $22.8 million, the hybrid electric-diesel vessel was due to be delivered to Casco Bay Lines next month. But a contractor snafu has pushed the date out.
Updated: May 17, 2024
National Park Service seeks up to 2,500 acres for entry to Katahdin monument
Updated: May 9, 2024The request is significantly reduced from the 42,000 acres requested in 2022, in a bill cosponsored at that time by U.S. Sens. Angus King, I-Maine, and Susan Collins, R-Maine.
Updated: May 9, 2024
York County factory will close, ending 48 jobs and decades-long history
Updated: April 29, 2024The Kittery factory of Parker Hannifin Corp. will wind down operations after making industrial parts since 1967. Hazardous materials handled there pose ongoing contamination risks that may linger after the shutdown.
Updated: April 29, 2024
Maine AG sues chemical giant Monsanto for allegedly polluting state's waters with PCBs
April 15, 2024Attorney General Aaron Frey has filed a lawsuit against the company and its successors, claiming Monsanto illegally contaminated Maine wetlands, streams and rivers with the toxic chemicals.
April 15, 2024
Investor’s acquisitions signal confidence in SoPo’s Main Street corridor
Updated: May 6, 2024The neighborhood is in a state-certified Opportunity Zone, offering developers and investors tax credits for increasing development in underserved areas.
Updated: May 6, 2024
Maine lakes add $14B per year to economy, new report says
April 12, 2024At $13.3 billion, lakefront properties contribute the biggest chunk of value. But challenges include development, invasive species and climate change.
April 12, 2024
Ask ACE: What energy-efficiency strategies can I incorporate into my new building?
Updated: June 20, 2024Energy consultant Sam Milton of Climate Resources Group offers advice about how to get the most efficient energy performance from a commercial space.
Updated: June 20, 2024
Take me to the river: Talking Head David Byrne talks about dam removal in Maine
Updated: April 2, 2024Among other things, David Byrne and a panel of experts said river restoration doesn't mean Mainers stop making dollars and cents.
Updated: April 2, 2024
Brunswick Landing waste 'digester' sold to New York energy company
March 19, 2024The biowaste facility was built in 2015 to provide power locally, and now will be converted in order to produce both natural gas and electricity.
March 19, 2024
Maine lighthouses, threatened by extreme weather, nominated to world monuments watch group
March 18, 2024“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.
March 18, 2024
Feds' proposed site for offshore wind gets mixed grades from labor, lobster trade groups
March 18, 2024Labor groups back a federal designation of an offshore wind site in the Gulf of Maine, but the Maine Lobstermen’s Association still has concerns.
March 18, 2024
Business Leaders: The Ecology School’s Drew Dumsch transforms environmental learning
Updated: March 18, 2024Among 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.
Updated: March 18, 2024
On Maine islands hit hard by winter storms, volunteers pitch in on cleanup, recovery
March 13, 2024Maine'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.
March 13, 2024
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