Molly Enking

Maine Public

Food, fertilizer, sport: What to do with the invasive green crab?

By: Molly Enking

of At Wolfe's Neck Farm & Campground in Freeport, a group of 30 volunteers are tromping through the mud flats at low tide, buckets in hand.

Maine Public

Will a new spur jetty curb erosion in Camp Ellis, Saco?

By: Molly Enking

Camp Ellis is sometimes called the ground zero of sea level rise. But, it's not simply a rising sea that has taken out hundreds of houses and most of the beach over the years, said Saco Mayor Jodi MacPhail.

Maine Public

Gulf of Maine Research Institute is helping Hannaford assess its climate risk

By: Molly Enking

Hannaford Supermarkets is embarking on a pilot project with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute to map the vulnerabilities of two of its coastal stores to climate change.

Maine Public

White shark sightings draw attention to coastal waters

By: Molly Enking

Half a dozen recent shark sightings off the coast of southern Maine have some beach communities concerned for public safety.

Maine Public

Maine DEP files complaint over Penobscot River mercury pollution

By: Molly Enking

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is taking legal action against company Mallinckrodt US LLC for failing to complete cleanup of the former HoltraChem site.

Maine Public

Council meeting attendees worry Maine will be left 'holding the bag' when AI bubble bursts

By: Molly Enking

More than 100 people attended the first of two virtual hearings held by the Maine Data Center Advisory Council on Thursday.

Maine Public

Maine Healthy Beaches program ends monitoring for the season

By: Molly Enking

Labor Day weekend marks the end of routine water quality monitoring for the season. The Maine Healthy Beaches program tracks participating saltwater beaches from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Maine Public

Microbial life is changing on the ocean floor in the Gulf of Maine

By: Molly Enking

As the ocean warms due to climate change, the Gulf of Maine is changing rapidly — including on the reef.

Maine Public

Phytoplankton found in Casco Bay can harm aquatic life

By: Molly Enking

The Maine Department of Marine Resources is monitoring an algal bloom in Casco Bay that it says can be toxic to aquatic life, but not humans.

Maine Public

Maine Democratic lawmakers pushing for clean energy options as energy prices rise

By: Molly Enking

Maine Democratic lawmakers are pushing for more clean energy options as a solution to rising energy prices. Energy costs have increased 77% in the last five years in Maine.