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This month, deputy editor Stephanie McFeeters was joined by Maine Monitor summer reporting fellow Alexa Foust to talk about ...

A key strategy in the state’s climate action plan is to put 150,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. It's not realistic ...

Restricting syringe service programs to a 1:1 exchange would be “detrimental” to public health, Maine CDC director says.

Maine salt marshes are a key tool in the fight against climate change, acting as a buffer against storms and soaking up ...

Hydropower accounts for roughly half of the renewable energy generated in Maine. What will happen as dams disappear? Shawmut Dam on the lower Kennebec River has been steeped in controversy over recent ...

It isn't transportation or processing of most foods that makes a difference, but production and associated land use.

A Maine Monitor analysis of FEC data finds the majority of Golden’s individual contributions came from out of state, while Theriault’s were more evenly split. As of Oct. 16, Democrat Jared Golden ...

A roundup of key things to know about Election Day. Ballot boxes are brought in for a ranked choice voting tabulation in Augusta on Nov. 12, 2018. Photo by Robert F. Bukaty of the Associated Press.