12,000 acres of forestland conserved in Oxford County

“I think the biggest thing that that excites me about this historic donation is that Larry Stiffler and Mary McFadden have begun to put back together a landscape that has been quite fragmented over decades,” explains Kirk G. Siegel, executive director of Mahoosuc Land Trust.

Maine expects nearly $2.4 billion from Biden infrastructure package

More money will help address a backlog of work on highways, bridges, water and sewer pipes, and other physical structures Mainers rely on every day.

America’s water systems are vulnerable to a Pearl Harbor-level cyberattack, Angus King warns

Maine's junior senator said the nation faces "an extremely dangerous situation" until it bolsters its security against web-based attacks on critical infrastructure.

Kennebec Water District looks to build $11.5 million complex off Drummond Avenue in Waterville

KWD officials say they expect to begin construction next year on the 21,000-square-foot business office and operations complex at 131 Drummond Ave., and move into the facility in 2023.

Tens of thousands of Mainers may face exposure to excessive levels of arsenic

Lawmakers consider a bill to spur more testing of private wells and perhaps lower the allowable amount of arsenic in drinking water.

Legionella bacteria no longer detected at Orono-Veazie Water District

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention says that recent water tests in the Orono-Veazie Water District did not detect Legionella bacteria.

Legionnaires’ disease bacteria found in Orono-Veazie water

The water remains safe to drink and use, however, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention.

EPA recognizes Lewiston-Auburn's new waste technology

Boil-water order issued in North Jay

Water is buried beneath Martian landscape, study says