Kaitlyn Budion

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

Environmental advocates are calling on Congress to preserve clean energy tax credits, which are facing severe cuts in the big, beautiful bill. Lucy Hochschartner with Maine Conservation Voters said uncertainty in Washington is already affecting Maine clean energy projects and jobs. "It targets wind, solar, battery and home energy upgrades that are helping millions of people save money and lower emissions here in Maine," she said. "We know the stakes clean energy isn't just about climate.

5 days ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

The Maine Supreme Court has halted hearings in a long-running indigent defense lawsuit while the legal challenge is appealed. The Law Court ruled late Friday that individual hearings for the release of indigent criminal defendants held in jail for more than two weeks without an attorney cannot go forward pending an appeal in the case. Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy had moved to begin hearings with criminal defendants this week, to decide if they were eligible for release.

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

State lawmakers have approved a bill that allows landfills to continue to accept out-of-state bulky waste through 2027 — and the Conservation Law Foundation is urging Governor Janet Mills to veto it. Nora Bosworth with the Conservation Law Foundation, called the bill a huge setback.

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

A federal judge ruled this week that a Venezuelan man was unlawfully arrested by border patrol in Calais, and detained for 65 days based on a tip from a concerned citizen. U.S. District Court Judge Leo Sorokin in Massachusetts ruled this week that Customs and Border Protection must release Jeanfranco Alejandro Flores Salazar from GPS monitoring and agency supervision.

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Kaitlyn Budion

The state medical examiner's office has found that hiker Esther Keiderling died from blunt force injuries from a fall on Mount Katahdin earlier this month. According to a release Baxter State Park Director Kevin Adam said it appears that Keiderling attempted to climb downhill into a boulder area off trail, where she slid and collided with boulders. The cold and wet weather would have made the area extremely icy and almost impossible to navigate.