The public send-off was the 100th seal release for Maine’s marine mammal rescue group.
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Maine regulators approve conservation plan, allowing completion of controversial NECEC line
The approval, which was condemned by environmental groups, opens the door for the completion of a 53-mile transmission line through rural northwestern Maine.
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Bowdoin College professor to speak on biodiversity at Brunswick library
Dr. John Lichter will lead a free discussion next Wednesday, Nov. 19.
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As Maine winters get warmer, Presque Isle faces the biggest change
The city’s average temperature from December through February is 6.5 degrees higher than it was in 1970, marking one of the biggest shifts in the country.
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Scarborough on track to become a ‘Tree City’
The Town Council approved a tree care ordinance, one of the criteria for Tree City USA.
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Drought wilts Maine’s apple and blueberry yields
This year’s extreme weather led to a 50% drop in production among Maine’s biggest apple growers and a 30% decline among wild blueberry farmers.
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‘As Maine Goes’ highlights images of the state’s coastal landscape in the 1960s
The photographs by John McKee exhibiting at Bowdoin College Museum of Art range from septic pipes emptying into the shore to billboards littering scenic Route 1.
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UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.
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Maine’s lobster population is declining. Is the industry at risk?
A new report says Gulf of Maine lobsters are healthy but are being caught faster than they can be replaced in a warming environment.
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Mainers are switching to biodegradable boat wrap. But is it too good to be true?
The manufacturer of BioWrap, a pale green, single-use shrink wrap, claims the material breaks down in less than 5 years.