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Maine loggers are used to hard times. Then came the tariffs. - The Boston Globe

Maine loggers are used to hard times. Then came the tariffs. - The Boston Globe

The unofficial start of the winter logging season in Maine has arrived at a time when demand for pulpwood is …

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How Norridgewock is prepping for its next disaster

How Norridgewock is prepping for its next disaster

Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don't want to be in that posi…

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Fighting bugs with bugs: How Maine's Midcoast is defending its hemlocks

Fighting bugs with bugs: How Maine's Midcoast is defending its hemlocks

The frontline of Maine's battle against the invasive hemlock woolly adelgid is concentrated in the Midcoast, …

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What led to Maine having its worst August for wildfires in 20 years

What led to Maine having its worst August for wildfires in 20 years

With little rain in the forecast, fire officials expect more wildfires across Maine this autumn.

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Maine's dam agency is underfunded and understaffed

Maine's dam agency is underfunded and understaffed

Enforcement capacity remains nearly nonexistent, and current dam safety regulations do not account for climat…

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How a cut FEMA grant could impact Maine

How a cut FEMA grant could impact Maine

A total of 18 resilience projects in Maine had their BRIC applications terminated with the cancellation of th…

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Chesapeake Bay health rebounds to C+ in best grade yet

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By Emmett Gartner Verified
| The Bay Journal Verified
Flowers grow along the wetland edge of a marsh gut in lower Dorchester County, MD. The Chesapeake Bay’s ecological health rebounded in 2025 and scored its highest ever mark — by one percentage point — in the 40 years that the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES) has been tracking it, according to the university’s latest report card.
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Maryland county expands Abingdon estuary preserve

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By Emmett Gartner Verified
| The Bay Journal Verified
A least tern perches on a bird box at the Anita C. Leight Estuary Center in Abingdon, MD. (Otter Point Creek Alliance) Harford County, MD, has added a 22-acre plot of vernal pools and oak forest to its outdoor education center and estuary preserve in Abingdon, officials announced early this month. The Aug. 20 transaction with the Harford Land Trust expands the 700-acre county park surrounding its Anita C.
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Chesapeake watershed receives $39 million in federal grants for water quality and habitat restoration projects

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By Emmett Gartner Verified
| The Bay Journal Verified
A stream winds through a farm in Frederick County, MD. The stakes mark places where young trees have been planted to form a buffer against potential nutrient and sediment pollution. Thirty-nine million dollars in federal grants have been awarded for conservation and restoration projects across the Chesapeake Bay region, federal officials announced on Oct. 2.
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