Maine Department of Environmental Protection

Environmental activists have criticized Casella Waste Systems' management of the site and how it handles toxic sludge in recent years. Its proposed expansion and acceptance of out-of-state trash has also faced criticism from locals who worry about the landfill's environmental impact on their area.

Seven cars from the Canadian Pacific freight train that derailed in northern Somerset County over the weekend are still on site, state environmental officials said Tuesday.

Manufacturers who sell products in Maine had until Jan. 1 to report intentionally-added PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," to the state's Department of Environmental Protection.

The planned expansion is part of a 10-year effort to add new beginner and intermediate-level ski trails, accommodate more visitors and transform the mountain into a four-season resort.

Central Maine Power and its partners plan to begin removing miles of timber mats and felled trees along the corridor of a stalled transmission line through western Maine.

The six-month moratorium will give the town time to decide how much control it wants to exert over development proposals, including one from a Virginia-based company that's already generated local opposition.

Maine's Department of Environmental Protection said it still needs more information before it can accept the applications from a Virginia-based company for a granite processing site in Prospect.

Salmons, Incorporated has resubmitted its plans to the Department of Environmental Protection for a $12 million rock crushing site and pier in Prospect.

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…