Ceremony – and Eagles – Mark Beginning of Veazie Dam Removal
The restoration of the Penobscot River in Maine has taken a monumental step forward with the breaching of the Veazie Dam, which will open up the river from Indian Island at Old Town to the Atlantic...
View ArticleDam Owners Should Help Finance Kennebec Fish Run Restoration
The Kennebec River once hosted enormous runs of Atlantic salmon, river herring and other fish that live part of their lives in fresh water and part in the ocean. By the 19th century, however, those...
View ArticleAs Alewife Populations Recover, a New Economy Emerges
At 3:45 a.m. in Friendship Harbor, Jim Wotton and his nephew were already working on the Friendship Lobster Co-op pier by bright moonlight.Wotton, 44, of Friendship, is one of Maine's authentic...
View ArticleMore Dam Relicensing Slips Past Maine's DEP
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has again missed critical deadlines and cost the state its authority to set terms in the federal relicensing of dam projects, raising concerns for...
View ArticleMaine Lakes at Risk from LePage Administration
The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) today released an investigative report documenting damage caused to the State of Maine’s lake protection efforts under the Administration of Governor...
View ArticleReport Criticizes DEP as Maine's Lake Water Quality Dips
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is systematically and deliberately dismantling successful programs designed to protect Maine's lakes, environmental advocates said Tuesday.In a 14-page...
View ArticleNRCM: Maine Lakes at Risk
The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) today released an investigative report documenting damage caused to the State of Maine’s lake protection efforts under the Administration of Governor...
View ArticleThe River Wild
The reporters call John Banks from far-flung places like India, China, and Japan. They want to know how Maine is freeing a river from dams that have devastated eleven species of migrating fish — and,...
View ArticleOversight of Maine Lakes Shouldn't Falter
Last September, high phosphorous levels led to a sudden algae bloom in Lake Auburn that killed about 200 trout. It is likely that heavy rainfall and erosion washed the phosphorous into the lake, where...
View ArticleHealth of Maine’s Lakes Vital to ‘Quality of Place,’ Health and the Economy
ROCKPORT — One of the bedrock reasons we all love Maine is that our state is a beautiful, clean and safe place to live, work and play. Many people move here and stay here because of our quality of...
View ArticleMercury Increasing in Birds Downstream of Canada's Oil Sands
Mercury levels are increasing in the eggs of water birds that nest downstream of Canada’s oil sands region, according to a new study.Mercury is increasing in eggs of gulls and terns in waters...
View ArticleDEP Dam Relicensing Effort in Disarray, Records Show
Click to explore a timeline showing key dam relicensing deadlines and the DEP's internal emails.AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection’s dam re- licensing efforts have been in...
View ArticleFrom the State House: Protecting Maine's Environment Requires Oversight,...
One of the most important jobs of legislators is providing oversight that ensures government agencies are transparent, accountable and effective. Taxpayers and voters have a right to know whether...
View ArticleMaine Legislators Try to End Missed Dam Deadlines
AUGUSTA — Lawmakers want to impose firmer oversight of the Department of Environmental Protection’s handling of dam relicensing after the state missed deadlines for three projects.House Democrats are...
View ArticlePenobscot Project Leader Wins Conservation Award
ST. ANDREWS, New Brunswick — The Atlantic Salmon Federation announced on Thursday that Laura Rose Day of Hallowell, Maine, is the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Lee Wulf Atlantic Salmon Conservation...
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