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Sustainability
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Kennebunkport group partners with FEMA to promote youth engagement in climate issues
August 14, 2023Goals include promoting youth engagement in FEMA’s Stories of Resilience program and its Youth Preparedness Council and supporting climate literacy.
August 14, 2023
Cheers! Allagash Brewing raises B Corp score in recertification
Updated: July 25, 2023Allagash Brewing Co. was the first brewery in Maine, and 14th nationwide, to attain B Corp status. The designation is given to businesses for meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability and transparency on factors from employee
Updated: July 25, 2023
$35M for Maine’s lobster industry advanced in Senate funding bill
July 14, 2023About $30 million will go to Atlantic right whale-related research and monitoring, which could help the lobster industry in its assertion that it doesn’t cross paths with the endangered whale.
July 14, 2023
Friends group supports Acadia with thousands of volunteer hours and key grants
Updated: July 10, 2023Friends of Acadia has focused increasingly on its partnership role with Acadia National Park aimed at addressing the workforce housing shortage on Mount Desert Island.
Updated: July 10, 2023
Realtors learn about the science of building materials and energy systems
Updated: July 10, 2023Building science, new materials, heat pumps and solar panels were among the topics at the second annual Realtor Green Day.
Updated: July 10, 2023
EPA proposes cleanup plan for Keddy Mill Superfund site in Windham
Updated: June 27, 2023Nearly a decade after federal regulators launched an environmental review of a Windham Superfund site, a clean-up proposal is ready for public review.
Updated: June 27, 2023
On the Record: Tom Ruff aims to drive purpose at Orange Bike Brewing
Updated: June 26, 2023Entrepreneur and cycling enthusiast Tom Ruff shifted gears from medical recruiting to gluten-free brewing, with plans to launch Orange Bike Brewing in Portland later this year. Construction is underway at 31 Diamond St.
Updated: June 26, 2023
Lobster industry gets another reprieve in federal plan to curtail harvesting
Updated: June 19, 2023The court said lack of data led to an estimate of 46 whale deaths per decade, a “staggering departure from the two documented deaths” over nine years.
Updated: June 19, 2023
Incoming head of Gulf of Maine Research Institute brings international expertise
Updated: June 13, 2023Glenn Prickett will assume the role of CEO on Sept. 1, replacing former CEO Don Perkins, who announced the search for his successor along with his intention to retire last November after nearly 30 years in the leadership role.
Updated: June 13, 2023
Lincoln looks to attract innovative tech companies to former mill site
Updated: June 1, 2023Led by Steve Levesque, who oversaw the growth of Brunswick Landing, Lincoln's 387-acre, $60 million planned redevelopment is envisioned as a center for next-generation technology-driven industries. Target sectors include biofuel, mass timber,
Updated: June 1, 2023
14 Maine communities will share $16.2M for brownfields cleanup
Updated: June 1, 2023Turning brownfields into assets helps communities promote revitalization. Priorities include former mills and an abandoned solvents manufacturing facility.
Updated: June 1, 2023
Game wardens assigned after graduating from Maine Criminal Justice Academy
May 15, 2023The wardens completed a 12-week academy that focused on subject matter specific to the Warden Service, including search and rescue, fish and wildlife laws and regulations, boating, fishing, hunting, ATVing and snowmobiling.
May 15, 2023
With development encroaching, state law passed to protect working waterfront
Updated: May 15, 2023Land trusts can provide a vehicle for private sector partners to work together to mobilize additional funding sources and act more nimbly to save working waterfront properties.
Updated: May 15, 2023
A Presque Isle firm grows its waste-wood-to-energy business
Updated: May 8, 2023Tyler Player, who founded Player Design Inc. in Presque Isle in 2008, added Ashland log manufacturer MaineFlame Inc. in 2020 and acquired fabrication shop K-Pel Industrial Services Inc. in Fort Fairfield in 2022. MaineFlame is now planning a $7
Updated: May 8, 2023
Rangeley group seeks dark-sky designation as economic driver
Updated: May 5, 2023Being designated as a dark sky community is expected to draw additional attention to the resources in western and northern Maine, reinforcing their rarity and Rangeley’s eco-tourism economy.
Updated: May 5, 2023
TideSmart Global marketing firm earns B Corp certification
April 24, 2023The Falmouth marketing firm said its sustainable practices make its campus one of the first net-positive structures in New England, generating more power than it uses.
April 24, 2023
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