Agencies that need to know for permitting wind farms or other activities discover detailed data is limited, partly on purpose.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Maine regulators intervene to mitigate shortage of lobster bait
The herring catch is coming up short just as lobstering nears its peak, prompting officials to loosen fishing rules while trying to maintain a steady supply.
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Port of Portland approved for federal grant that will double freight capacity
The $7.7 million project, subject to congressional review, is part of the International Marine Terminal enhancement.
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Invasive species got your goat? So does Kennebunk woman’s new landscaping business
For $500 a week, clients can rent Heather Lombard’s Scapegoats herd to help clear off their land.
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Portland’s Diversified Communications shines when going gets tough
The trade show and media company has adapted quickly in times of crisis, including rescuing a major seafood trade show from cancellation after the Brussels terror attack.
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Only a third of Mainers feel secure financially, poll indicates
That’s half the national number, but the survey also finds residents are better prepared to pay an emergency $1,000 bill than many other Americans.
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Thanks to ‘Dr. Shark,’ researchers can learn and let live
The UNE professor develops a method that allows fish data collection without killing the specimens, and his work will be featured during TV’s Shark Week 2016.
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Mercury findings prompt state to widen lobster fishing ban in Penobscot River estuary
Initially closed in 2014, the area where a sampling of lobsters had elevated mercury levels has now almost doubled in size.
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Public invited to Walk the Working Waterfront on Saturday in Portland
The third annual free event offers an in-depth look at boats, piers and wharves, plus food and beer tastings.
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Shaw’s resumes food donation program
The supermarket chain is partnering with Feeding America to revive a program it had moved to discontinue beginning in 2013.