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On Mount Desert Island, workforce housing will be paired with conservation land
Updated: February 22, 2023The initiative is driven by real estate values that have climbed sharply on Mount Desert Island, and access to year-round housing that is affordable has become increasingly challenging for many people who work on the island and earn an average
Updated: February 22, 2023
New USM endowment honors late university president
Updated: February 1, 2023The endowment, given in memory of David Flanagan, USM's 12th president, will open new career paths for students and boost the Muskie School’s reputation as a leader in sustainability policy and practice.
Updated: February 1, 2023
Boatbuilders, oyster farmers and kelp growers help preserve working waterfront in Yarmouth
Updated: January 23, 2023The nonprofit Sea Meadow Marine Foundation bought a 12-acre working waterfront parcel to operate the site as a business incubator and marine business hub.
Updated: January 23, 2023
A village on Mount Desert Island looks to restore health of harbor
Updated: January 17, 2023Residents are concerned about declines of fish, clams and other organisms. But sussing out causes is tricky. Is clam loss due to a local causeway or global acidification?
Updated: January 17, 2023
2023 Forecast: Burdensome regulations spur gloomy outlook among lobstermen
Updated: January 9, 2023A six-year delay of new federal rules could give the lobster industry time to pursue legal and legislative avenues to assure the long-term future of the fishery. The legal battle is underway.
Updated: January 9, 2023
Hailed as 'good news for the lobster industry,' Congress approves six-year delay on whale regulations
December 27, 2022The bill includes money to study new lobster gear technology to potentially remove vertical lines from the water column.
December 27, 2022
Congress expected to vote on federal lobster rule 'pause' this week
December 21, 2022Recent data show the whales are moving away from Maine lobster fishing areas. The lobster industry “was sentenced to economic death based on no evidence,” said U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine.
December 21, 2022
Conservation deal will protect 6,000 acres of working forest in Aroostook County
November 28, 2022The acreage will ultimately go to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, as the department’s largest-ever acquisition, enhancing outdoor recreation.
November 28, 2022
Industry decries Whole Foods suspension of lobster sales
November 23, 2022The impending suspension of sustainability certification is based on flaws with a regulatory plan issued by a federal agency, industry leaders said.
November 23, 2022
Bethel’s vision for trail progresses with $930K deal for woodlands
November 22, 2022The acquisition of 532 acres boosts a longstanding community vision for a trail system that will connect Sunday River through Bethel to Mt. Abram.
November 22, 2022
Lobstermen: Loss of sustainability label will impact sales
November 17, 2022The Marine Stewardship Council plans to take action to suspend the sustainable certification Dec. 15. Certification is required by some large seafood buyers, so the suspension could affect lobstermen’s ability to sell their catch.
November 17, 2022
Loring base eyed for production of synthetic jet fuel
November 14, 2022Washington, D.C.-based DG Fuels LLC said up to 650 jobs could be created. Groundbreaking is planned for summer 2024, with a 2027 opening.
November 14, 2022
$1M gift to conservation group to fund marsh protection
Updated: November 4, 2022The donation is one of the largest of its type in Maine history. Climate change and development pressure on parts of the coastline increases the urgency. Saltmarsh protection aids a “blue carbon” strategy that prevents carbon from being released
Updated: November 4, 2022
Another bank steps up to support Maine Lobstermen’s Association
Updated: October 31, 2022In just over a week, two Maine banks committed more than $500,000 to help the lobster industry’s efforts to protect both the industry and endangered whales.
Updated: October 31, 2022
For one Maine college, it's easy being green
October 28, 2022The campus at College of the Atlantic includes a passive house academic center and dormitory featuring mass-timber construction, wood-fiber insulation and sustainable energy.
October 28, 2022
Support surfaces for troubled lobster industry
October 27, 2022A donation to Save Maine Lobstermen by Machias Savings Bank comes after a federal court agreed to expedite an appeal to reverse a plan that could close the industry.
October 27, 2022
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