Lawmakers Urge Expanded Safety and Mental Health Programs for Commercial Fishermen December 14, 2023 By Patrick Whittle A federal program that protects the health and wellbeing of commercial fishermen should be expanded to include substance use disorder...
Cannabis Industry Reports First Worker Death From Asthma Attack November 20, 2023 By Patrick Whittle The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health...
Coast Guard Opens Inquiry Into Fatal Collapse of Mast on Maine Schooner October 19, 2023 By Patrick Whittle The Coast Guard said Monday it has launched a formal investigation into a fatal accident aboard a historic schooner off...
Rare New England Tornado Damages Homes, Floods Roads, Topples Trees August 21, 2023 By Mark Pratt and Patrick Whittle A rare Rhode Island tornado lifted a car off an interstate highway Friday as severe weather swept already storm-weary New...
Maine Lobster Industry Files Defamation Suit Over California Aquarium’s Whale Warning March 15, 2023 By Patrick Whittle A coalition representing the Maine lobster industry is suing an aquarium on the other side of the country for recommending...
Chemical Plant Owner to Pay $187M for Maine River Pollution Cleanup October 13, 2022 By Patrick Whittle PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The owner of a former chemical plant that dumped mercury into the Penobscot River must pay...
Deadly Sinking of New England Fishing Vessel Prompts Call for Inspections, Locator Beacons September 16, 2022 By Patrick Whittle and David Sharp PORTLAND, Maine (AP) —A fishing vessel that sank in New England, resulting in the loss of all four fishermen, likely...
Maine Privacy Law Survives Challenge by Internet Service Providers September 8, 2022 By Patrick Whittle One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge, as a group of...
Maine Catholic Diocese Sued Under Abuse Law Change It Opposed June 20, 2022 By Patrick Whittle The first lawsuits against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland since Maine took away a limitation on claims of child...
Power Outages Increase as Extreme Weather Inflicts Toll on Aging Grid, Vulnerable Citizens April 7, 2022 By Matthew Brown, Camille Fassett, Patrick Whittle, Janet McConnaughey and Jasen Lo Power outages from severe weather have doubled over the past two decades across the U.S., as a warming climate stirs...