Peter McGuire
Climate ReporterPeter comes to Maine Public with more than a decade of experience in Maine journalism. He grew up in northwest Oxford County and earned degrees from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Boston University. He has covered municipal government, courts, the environment, transportation, labor, economic development and business for newspapers including the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal and Waterville Morning Sentinel. Peter lives in southern Maine with his spouse and dog. He likes to spend a lot of time outside.
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Hunting with lead bullets can leave residue that is toxic to wild scavengers such as bald eagles. -
Regulators issued another notice of violation against Mallinckrodt for delaying remediation of mercury-contaminated soils and other issues at the former chemical factory. -
The states allege the Trump administration illegally clawed back funds to help low-income families access renewable energy. -
The power company told Maine DEP that proposed fish passage standards for a new water quality certificate were massively expensive and legally dubious. -
The Maine energy department argues the utility has to finish a long-term grid improvement plan before proposing a multi-year investment plan. -
Taxpayers approved a $30 million bond to build and restore trails through four years of grants. -
The states will consider bids for solar and wind energy that can still access expiring federal tax credits. -
Some government websites are not being updated to include information about drought relief programs. -
Indian Township said it still has access to a $7.2 million federal grant to install solar panels and batteries on more than 200 homes. -
State regulators said most items did not qualify for a 'currently unavoidable use' designation for the products.
