Letter: Maine DEP wrong to support expansion of Juniper Ridge Landfill

Woman killed in Maine collision has been identified

Melinda Parker, 40, died at the scene.

Georgia amusement park to reopen as scheduled days after roller coaster death

ATLANTA (AP) — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open its gates Friday for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park’s towering roller coasters. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old school employee from Atlanta, was thrown from the Goliath coaster on Monday, and authorities are […]

Decline in baby Maine lobsters is warning to the fishery, study finds

An 80% decline in baby lobsters sampled between 2010 and 2022 preceded a 50% decrease in adults large enough for fishermen to catch.

US is reviving shuttered nuclear plants to meet growing electricity demand and to power data centers

The United States is making an unprecedented attempt to revive three shuttered nuclear plants to meet rising energy demand, including from large-scale data centers. No commercial nuclear reactor is known to have resumed generating electricity after beginning the decommissioning process that takes one out of service, though some reactors have restarted after long outages. The […]

Residents appeal Gorham's approval of Amazon warehouse

The residents argue that the site plan does not address their longstanding concerns about the project's environmental and traffic impacts.