A coalition of three Québec First Nations are asserting that the hydropower to be transmitted through Central Maine Power’s New England Clean Energy Connect would be generated without their consent or consultation.
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Massachusetts vaccine signup site crashes amid demand from health workers
Health care workers for the state’s largest hospital system were temporarily blocked from using the system to schedule their vaccinations.
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Indiana estate representative offers valuable paintings as collateral for $5 million loan
In court documents, James Brannan of Rockland said the money is needed to pay legal bills, but art scholars and the late artist’s friends condemn the move made a day after Brannan agreed to not sell any more artworks.
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Truck loaded with gasoline slides into ditch in Gorham
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and contractors worked into Thursday evening to keep the fuel from spilling.
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2nd COVID-19 vaccine set for OK in US with panel endorsement
A U.S. government advisory panel has endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine.
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North Carolina regulator Michael Regan is Biden’s choice for EPA administrator
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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N.H. House members consider meeting in cars in January
Following the death of its speaker from COVID-19, the 400-member House of Representatives may convene drive-in style.
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Fed to weigh further options for aiding U.S. economy in peril
The central bank’s policy meeting Wednesday coincides with a record-shattering resurgence of the coronavirus.
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U.S. agencies, companies secure networks after huge hack
The perpetrators managed to pierce cyber defenses and gain access to email and internal files at the Treasury and Commerce departments.
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U.S. agencies, companies rush to secure networks after hack tied to Russians
The intrusion exposes the vulnerability of even supposedly secure government networks, even after well-known attacks.