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ICN Maine

21 States Sue EPA to Reinstate Climate Pollution Rules for Power Plants

Democrat-led states and cities argue that the rollback harms public health and the environment.

By Lisa Sorg

The EPA finalized its repeal of most greenhouse gas emissions standards for coal- and natural gas-fired power plants in September. Credit: Jon Cherry/Getty Images
There are around 215 aquaculture operations in Maine, such as this seaweed bed. Credit: Justin Smulski

A Battle Brews Over Maine’s Salmon Farms

By Sydney Cromwell

A construction crew from Sargent Corporation and engineers from Inter-Fluve work on the “nature-like fishway” that’s replacing a former ice-control dam on the Narraguagus River in Cherryfield. Credit: Katherine Emery/The Maine Monitor

Endangered Salmon May Soon Swim Freely up a Maine River. But as the Climate Changes, a Comeback Isn’t Guaranteed.

By Delger Erdenesanaa, The Maine Monitor

Wind turbines stand in the background as a lobster boat moves through the waters off Vinalhaven, Maine. Credit: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

New England Affirms Faith in Wind Energy’s Future

By Nathaniel Eisen

Machinery sits idle at a quarry in Gorham, Maine. Credit: John Patriquin/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

The Winners and Losers of Maine’s Race to Armor Its Shoreline Against Climate Change

By Emmett Gartner

Firefighters manage a controlled burn at Acadia National Park in Maine in 2024. Credit: Brady Richards/National Park Service

Burning Questions Confront Wildland Firefighters in Maine and Across New England

By Sydney Cromwell

Troy Jackson speaks during a May Day rally organized by local unions on May 1 outside City Hall in Portland, Maine. Credit: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

Emerging as Maine’s Democratic Senate Candidate, Troy Jackson Wants to Talk About Climate and Renewables

By Nathaniel Eisen

Commercial fishers haul in their alewife catch south of Benton Falls Dam in Benton, Maine, on May 16. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News

Dam Removal Efforts Lead to a Stunning Comeback for Maine’s Alewives

By Sydney Cromwell

Senate candidate Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event on May 1 in Portland, Maine. Credit: Graeme Sloan/Getty Images

Platner’s Energy Plan Prioritizes Lowering Costs and Taking on Big Oil and the ‘Oligarchy’

By Nathaniel Eisen

Solar panels are installed on the roof of a home at a housing development in Falmouth, Maine. Credit: Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

On Sullivan Planning Board, Platner Voted to Pump the Brakes on Solar

By Nathaniel Eisen

Seth Kroeck points out new spring growth in his wild blueberry fields at Crystal Spring Farm in Brunswick, Maine. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News

Wild Blueberry Farms Across Maine Suffer as Climate Change Upends Growing Seasons

By Sydney Cromwell

An aerial view of the Wyman Power Station, a peaker plant, on Cousins Island in Yarmouth, Maine. Credit: Gabe Souza/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Maine Presses Pause on Large Data Centers. Will Other States Follow Its Lead?

By Dan Gearino

Researchers catch lobsters as part of long-term ecosystem survey in Maine. Credit: Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI.org)

Warming Waters in the Gulf of Maine May Affect the Future of Lobsters

By Nicole Williams

Richard Silliboy uses a machine to pound an ash log in his workshop. Once pounded, the log will divide into layers that can be separated and thinned into strips for basketmaking. Credit: Sydney Cromwell/Inside Climate News

The Wabanaki Basketmakers’ Plans to Save Maine’s Ash Trees

By Sydney Cromwell

Sen. Susan Collins enters the U.S. Captiol on Jan. 27 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Heather Diehl/Getty Images

Susan Collins and Climate Change: ‘The Silence is Deafening’

By Nathaniel Eisen

Petroleum storage tanks reside next to the Ferry Village neighborhood near the South Portland waterfront. Credit: Derek Davis/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

There’s Something in the Air in South Portland, Maine

By Ryan Krugman, Inside Climate News, and Sabrina Shankman, Boston Globe

Plug-in solar panels hang from a balcony in Stralsund, Germany. Credit: Stefan Sauer/picture alliance via Getty Images

New England Lawmakers Weigh Plug-in Solar as Europe’s Model Spreads

By Ryan Krugman

“Wild” ice skaters are seen on Maine’s Megunticook Lake in December 2025. Wild skaters seek out frozen water bodies rather than man-made rinks. Credit: Courtesy of Richard Behr

For Maine’s Lakes, Shorter Ice Seasons Mean Loss of Water Quality, Winter Traditions

By Sydney Cromwell

Wind turbines near Mars Hill, Maine. Credit: Nathaniel Eisen/Inside Climate News

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

By Nathaniel Eisen

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