Former U.S. ambassador and State Department official to deliver 2026 Cohen Lecture at UMaine April 2

New poll suggests tougher environment for Susan Collins than 2020

A recent survey of 800 likely voters found 52% disapproved of the five-term senator’s job performance.

Where extreme heat is having the biggest impact on Americans’ lives, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Elisa Bracamonte has lived in Arizona her whole life, so she’s used to adjusting her schedule and outdoor activities around high temperatures, especially during the summer months. But the 74-year-old retired nurse from Tucson said she feels the heat has been impacting more of her day-to-day: summer plans with family members across the region, meetups […]

Letter: Credit card bill is the wrong fix

“I’m asking our representatives to oppose this bill and back something that actually protects us.”

American science is under assault

"The Trump administration’s campaign of climate change denial, politicization of federal science, and withdrawal of funding for university science is having profound negative effects on American science."

Letter: Maine’s Wabanaki people deserve better than more pollution

“As a society, do we really want to support the expansion of a landfill that could be contributing to disproportionate rates of cancer among Wabanaki people living near Juniper Ridge?”