ICN Maine

Maine Again Looks North for Onshore Wind, but Full Grid Integration Will Have to Wait

President Trump’s antipathy for wind power is only one obstacle the proposal must overcome. Another involves who will benefit from the project in far northern Maine, where the power will be generated but not used.

By Nathaniel Eisen

Maine’s Shellfish Harvesters Are Caught up in Climate-Related Closures

By Ben Seal

A Maine Folk Band Finds Its Voice in a Warming World

By Ryan Krugman

The Year in Climate: Attacks on Science, the Start of Trump’s Second Term and Surging Electricity Demand Foreshadow a Future Filled with Uncertainty

By Dan Gearino, ICN Staff

Nonprofit Center Works with Rural Maine Towns to Prepare for and Protect Against Extreme Weather

By Sydney Cromwell

Maine’s Once Abundant Kelp Forests Face an Array of Growing Threats

By Pragathi Ravi

As NOAA Funding Lags, a Critical Ocean Weather System Nears a Breaking Point

By Ryan Krugman

Maine’s First Major Data Center Project Touts Green Innovation

By Ryan Krugman

Maine Was First To Ban Spreading PFAS-Contaminated Sludge on Farmland. Now Sludge Is Filling up Landfills.

By Sydney Cromwell

Another Dry Spell Hits New England, Raising Alarm About Flash Droughts

By Ryan Krugman

Protecting Puffins in Maine Is an Emotional Commitment

By Derrick Z. Jackson, The Equation

Central Maine Power Faces Backlash Over Proposed Rate Hikes and Shareholder Profits

By Ryan Krugman

Climate Change Worsens Half-Century of Drinking Water Problems for Maine Native Reservation

By Sydney Cromwell

In Far Northeastern Maine, a Native Community Fights to Adapt to Climate Change

By Sydney Cromwell

Can Clams Make a Comeback on a Tribal Reservation in Maine?

By Sydney Cromwell

Why Farmers May Be Able to Continue Fertilizing Fields With PFAS-Contaminated Sewage Sludge

By Tom Perkins

Lakes Region Restoration Project Aims to Link Conservation Lands From Maine to New Hampshire

By Olivia Gieger

How We Got a Green Bank, How Trump Is Trying to Kill It and Who Gets Hurt

By Marianne Lavelle, Dan Gearino

Feeding Cows Seaweed Could Cut Methane Emissions and Diversify Maine’s Coastal Economy, but Can It Scale?

Story and photos by Matilda Hay