For the fourth year in a row, estimated annual births outnumbered deaths for the critically endangered species.
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Sawyer Road, linking Scarborough, Cape Elizabeth, will not be cut off
The proposed $2 million road removal and marsh restoration project was effectively defeated when towns came to different decisions about its future.
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Maine offers free medical tests for residents exposed to PFAS
Covering the cost of blood tests for more than 600 households in areas where farms used sludge to fertilize their fields represents a turning point in the state’s response to the crisis, from tracking to direct medical intervention.
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Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
One of the U.S.’s longest standing pieces of environmental legislation, credited with helping save rare whales from extinction, is the subject of an effort for cutbacks from Republican lawmakers who now feel they have the political will to do so.
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Is the drought draining your well? What Mainers can do.
Maine state geologist Ryan Gordon answers well water questions as the statewide drought deepens and the number of dry wells increases.
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Eat less meat is still the message from flagship diet report
The authors say plant-heavy diets could save millions of lives and cut farm emissions, claims the meat industry has sought to undermine.
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Persistent drought takes toll on Maine farmers
After a wet spring, farmers hoped for blue summer skies, but also got a drought that caused crop losses and may last through winter.
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Expanded protections for Maine vernal pools, wildlife to get public hearing
The proposals, which come as the result of 2 recently passed laws, are aimed at protecting endangered and threatened species.
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Residents on a tiny island in Maine struggle as climate change reshapes their lives
In alternating chapters, the many well-drawn characters in ‘Little Great Island’ each gets to tell the story from their perspective.
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Flood-prone Scarborough street removal project still needs final votes
Last year, Scarborough and Cape Elizabeth town councils agreed to remove a portion of the road that crosses Spurwink Marsh. But it’s not a done deal.