Questions about penalties for investigators who receive confidential recordings unanswered as of Tuesday.
Projects
A Spreading Problem: How PFAS got into soils and food systems
Risks from ‘forever chemicals’ have ended a half-century of spreading sludge onto Maine farmland and raised unanswered questions about contamination of foods.
PFAS to Go: Many takeout containers and wrappers risk contaminating foods
Maine enacted legislation to foster use of safer food packaging materials, but three years later the state has yet to begin rule-making.
Study group recommends stricter policies about access to prisoner phone calls
More recommendations may be considered on Nov. 1.
The Unstoppable Ocean: 10 stories from the edge of Maine
Along Maine’s stunning coastline, vulnerable communities wrestle with the inevitable rise of the sea caused by the warming ocean. Aerial photographer Alex MacLean and reporter Kate Cough found that each community has a different strategy to prepare and adapt.
Wells: Sea rise is “a slow-moving catastrophe”
Wedged between sandy ocean beaches and an estuary, nearly 1,500 buildings in Wells could be inundated by 2050.
Vinalhaven: Changing tides and changing minds
Members of a citizens group take matters into their own hands, measuring tides around the island to gauge the impacts of coastal flooding.
Stonington: Causeways and fresh water supply at risk
The town risks saltwater intrusion in its wells, and also faces a longer-term threat to the vital roads onto the island.
South Portland: A vital petroleum hub
The city’s terminals are crucial to Maine’s energy needs, but the storage tanks, roads and rail lines are all at risk as the ocean rises.
Saco: More money buys more time
Two feet of sea level rise coupled with a storm like the infamous Blizzard of 1978 would be enough to submerge most homes in Camp Ellis.
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