Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Opponents of Central Maine Power's proposed powerline through the state's western woods are lining up to formally challenge the Department of…

Staff at Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Friday afternoon released a draft permit for Central Maine Power’s controversial powerline…

South Portland residents worried about toxic emissions from nearly 200 fuel storage tanks heard early results from an ongoing air monitoring survey during…

Cooke Aquaculture has agreed to pay more than $150,000 to the state as part of an agreement to resolve violations found at multiple net pen sites across…

Maine environmental regulators are moving forward with a proposal to require manufacturers to divulge use of particular "forever chemicals" in clothing,…

Unhealthy air is being forecast again for Wednesday in parts of Maine.The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says high ozone levels will make…

AUGUSTA, Maine - A state official says Maine's environmental agency was wrong to resist a federal crackdown on pollution from oil tank emissions. The…

Democratic Gov. Janet Mills' pick to lead the Department of Environmental Protection cleared the first step in his confirmation process, but not before…

Gov.-elect Janet Mills kicked off the new year by announcing that Jerry Reid, the natural resources division chief at the Maine attorney general's office,…

State regulators have issued a wastewater discharge permit for an on-shore salmon farm proposed for the old Verso Mill site in Bucksport. Initially, Whole…