Nation Dec 30 For states with cold winters, more aid meets rising costs The news is a mixed bag for people in need of heating assistance who see a cold winter bearing down.
Economy Nov 17 Court reinstates ban on lobster fishing near Maine to save whales A U.S. appeals court has reinstated a ban on lobster harvesting in hundreds of miles of productive fishing waters off the Maine coast to try to protect rare whales.
Nation Jul 24 Groups urge state to protect last wild Atlantic salmon in US Atlantic salmon once teemed in U.S. rivers, but now return from the sea to only a handful of rivers in eastern and central Maine. The fish are protected at the federal level under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, but a…
Nation May 11 Federal government approves offshore wind project seen as key to clean energy An offshore wind project off Massachusetts that would create 800 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 400,000 homes, was approved by the federal government.
Politics Jan 20 Biden to review Trump’s changes to national monuments The moves are part of President Joe Biden's expansive plan to tackle climate change and reverse the Trump administration's “harmful policies,” according to fact sheet issued by the administration on Biden's Inauguration Day.
Nation Nov 23 Pandemic has taken a bite out of seafood trade, consumption The coronavirus pandemic has hurt the U.S. seafood industry due to a precipitous fall in imports and exports and a drop in catch of some species.
Science Aug 31 Trump wants to expand aquaculture boom, but environmentalists dig in President Donald Trump wants to dramatically expand aquaculture production in the United States, but a coalition of environmentalists believes his plan would be bad for the oceans, unnecessary for food security and difficult to implement.
Science Jun 29 Worldwide slowdown in fishing unlikely to save rare species The amount of commercial fishing worldwide has dipped since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but scientists and conservation experts say it's unclear if the slowdown will help jeopardized species of marine life to recover.
Politics Jun 05 WATCH: Trump delivers remarks following tour of Puritan Medical Products in Maine Hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters and opponents are lining the streets of Guilford, a tiny city in rural Maine where the president is stopping Friday to visit a company that makes specialized swabs for coronavirus testing.
Economy Jun 05 WATCH: Trump moves to allow commercial fishing in conservation area The Northeast Canyons and Seamounts off the New England coast was the first national marine monument in the Atlantic Ocean, and one of just five marine monuments altogether.