Communities along the Maine coast have a matter of years to prepare for the climate crisis, not decades.

By William Hall

Despite its three-story ice-making plant at the seaward end of the Portland Fish Pier, Vessel Services Inc. is almost invisible to passers-by at the other end, along bustling Commercial Street.

Pickup trucks idling and diesel boat engines firing up at 4 a.m. are less welcome…

​“We believe that the only way to preserve and protect working waterfront is to own it.”

—Deanne Tibbetts

Maine’s 3,500-mile coast continues to be the fastest developing part of the state.

“We’re moving in the right direction. It’s not easy and it’s not quick.”
—Chris Gardner

By Tom Walsh

The prose is an engaging blend of biology and storytelling...

Sediment fines, sticky with mercury, remain in the estuary rather than flowing directly out to sea.