“This photo was taken at Crystal Lake in Gray, Maine, right before I jumped in to swim at 5:00 a.m.” Photo by Rebecca Hewitt of New Gloucester, Maine Rebecca submitted this photo via her smartphone. You can send us your beautiful photos of Maine with the click of a button – just email your photo to us, caption Read More
In Maine, a National Monument May be in Peril
By David Abel, Globe Staff Boston Globe, news story PATTEN, Maine — Yellow signs blaring “National Park No!” greet Tim Hudson as his truck nears Katahdin Loop Road on a recent morning. He chooses to ignore them. On any given day, Hudson restocks the toilet paper in outhouses, empties the trash, and when necessary, wields Read More
It’s Time Zinke Let Us Know What He, Trump Have in Mind for Katahdin Monument
By BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial Last Friday, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said he has removed Canyons of the Ancients from the list of 27 national monuments he had been asked to consider for modification or nullification by President Donald Trump. Zinke said he was recommending that no changes be made to the Read More
Don’t Muddy Clean Water Act Protections
Guest Column by Lee Margolin Keep Maine Current op-ed Beer, fish and lamprey. These are a few of my favorite things and they all depend on clean water. Luckily I am able to enjoy all three living in Harrison on the Crooked River, a class AA stream and the main tributary for Sebago Lake. As Read More
Federal Rollbacks Threaten State’s Drinking Water, Fishing Spots, Economy
Plans to reduce waterway protections, EPA research funding and pollution rules are all bad for Mainers. by Eliot Stanley of Portland, formerly chair of the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board and a record-holding Sebago Lake angler, serves on the board of the Sebago Lake Anglers Association. Portland Press Herald op-ed Summer is here. It’s the time Read More
Outdoor Recreation Credited with $8.2 Billion Annual Impact on Maine’s Economy
By John Holyoke, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story From Maine’s lengthy coastline to its vast forest — and everywhere in between — the outdoor recreational economy is a major driver that injects $8.2 billion in spending to the state each year, according to a report released by the Outdoor Industry Association on Wednesday. Read More
Solar Farm Covering 57 Acres in Pittsfield Wins Regulators’ OK
By Darren Fishell, BDN staff Bangor Daily News news story Cianbro’s 57-acre solar farm in Pittsfield has cleared its major regulatory hurdles toward getting the $24.2 million project in partial operation by December. Environmental regulators last month cleared the project for construction and the Maine Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday gave the company the go-ahead Read More
Our View: Regional Climate Initiative is Victim of its Own Success
If regulators don’t lower the carbon cap, Maine will miss out on the benefits of efficiency projects. By The Editorial Board Portland Press Herald editorial There has been so much bad news about the battle against climate change lately, it’s easy to forget that some recent news has been very good. For instance, even though Read More
My Maine This Week: Phil Poirier
“This photo was taken on the Sunrise Squall Line of Flagstaff Lake in Deadriver Township, Maine, taken from the Round Barn Campsite, part of the Bigelow Preserve, a Maine Public Reserved Land.” Photo by Phil Poirier of Farmington, Maine To see past My Maine This Week photos, or to submit a photo of your own Read More
