Maine’s share of the recent settlement with Volkswagen for the car manufacturer’s violation of emission laws is about $21 million.

“These free admission days are like a limited time free trial offer,” said Acadia Superintendent Kevin Schneider.

Marine patrol officers Jonathan Varnum (left) and Alex Hebert (right) recently graduated from the Maine Criminal Justice Academy.

The grants are financed by the marine economy and jobs bond approved by voters in 2014.

The south winds, raging as high as 60 mph, that swept over the state on Oct. 30, left more Mainers without electricity than ever before, according to both Central Maine Power and Emera Maine, the utility transmission companies that deliver power to much of the state.

As I’m writing this column, the sky is monochromatic and flat.

A potential new tool in the fight against tick-borne diseases is being developed by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist and his team, but it, too is not without controversy and it may take a decade before it’s available.

Despite the Trump administration’s sharp turn away from working to slow climate change, Brian Deese remains optimistic. Deese, who had been President Barack Obama’s senior advisor on climate...

My proposed bill builds upon and adapts the model successfully used by New Hampshire. That state set up a commission consisting of a wide array of stakeholders and experts to assess the coastal risks and hazards...