pollution

One provision of the bill would require home sellers to disclose whether their private well was tested for the "forever chemicals."

Tower Solar Partners agreed to pay almost $236,000 for violations while constructing a solar array in Embden.

The Conservation Law Foundation accused Cooke Aquaculture of violating the Clean Water Act.

Historically, that section of the river from Saccarappa Falls in Westbrook to the tidewaters in Falmouth was heavily polluted by untreated industrial waste.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision Thursday will limit the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate wetlands, and Maine advocates say it removes an environmental safety net.

Friends of Casco Bay says water samples collected from more than 150 locations around Portland Harbor and Casco Bay indicate that nitrogen pollution is largely coming from land-based sources, such as storm water and wastewater.

A new study suggests there is far more plastic in the Atlantic Ocean than scientists estimated earlier, especially tiny pieces of plastic that can end up inside fish and other animals.

Atmospheric and oceanographic scientists are just as concerned as anyone about helping their friends and family, the nation and the world make it through…

Plastics harm the environment in many different ways, on land and in the ocean. They entangle wildlife, create massive floating islands of trash in the…

Maine’s lakes are renowned, and they are critical to our economy, drawing outdoor recreation enthusiasts and tourists throughout the year. We will discuss…