Officials question whether mining company has the money to pull off its plans
One commissioner said the amount of money in the company’s accounts would not cover requirements for financial assurance or other concerns.
Mining rulemaking process begins; Committee rejects water bill
Rulemaking process begins amid increasing interest in mineral resources, and increasing pushback against companies wanting to dig them out of the ground.
There’s federal money to shield communities from disasters. Why isn’t Maine getting more of it?
Maine, with its thousands of miles of serpentine coastline and communities highly vulnerable to flooding and storms, would seem the perfect candidate for FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Assistance grants, an umbrella of awards aimed at making towns and cities more resilient to natural disasters and less reliant on federal funding when calamities do strike. But communities aren’t applying for the funding — and when they do, few are successful.
What counts as clean energy? It depends on who you ask.
As states bump up against goals to source more clean energy, some are expanding (or narrowing) their definitions of what counts.
Pine Tree Power proposal decisively voted down
By receiving more than 70 percent of the votes, CMP and Versant will remain primarily in control of electricity used throughout the state.
A Q&A on Question 3, the Pine Tree Power referendum
How will it work? How will this affect rates? We answer your questions about Question 3.