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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- New Englanders are used to cold temperatures, but a combination of extreme cold accompanied by powerful winds is downright

The unanimous vote by the Maine Public Utilities Commission comes after Massachusetts endorsed the project on Dec. 30.

New funds will help plug abandoned oil and gas wells in the Keystone State, and should boost the regions economy in the process. It is a big job, since there are about 8,900 so-called "orphan" wells in the state, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The state has been awarded $25 million in federal funding from the bipartisan infrastructure bill. ...

PORTLAND, Mane (AP) — Maine utility regulators on Tuesday gave final approval to a wind power project that would provide enough electricity for 900,000 homes in New England along with construction of a new transmission corridor in northern Maine to get the electricity to the regional power grid.

The Kremlin has announced plans to reinforce the Russian army by 350,000 troops. How does it plan to recruit so many soldiers and finance the purchase of new equipment?

A northeast Nebraska farming operation is starting the new year with an even bigger commitment to conservation, and they hope other farms take note. Cover cropping and organic farming are already practiced by the Winnebago Tribes Ho-Chunk Farms. And through the U.S. ...

By Katie Watkins for Houston Public Media.Broadcast version by Roz Brown for Texas News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration On a muggy Monday morning at Exploration Green in Clear Lake, walkers are on trails that meander along natural-looking ponds. Red-winged Blackbirds chirp in the distance and rabbits hide in the tall grasses and reeds. It’s a public greenspace and nature preserve — it’s also a massive flood d...

America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights

One of the bills would allow abortion access any time before birth if deemed necessary by a medical provider.

The Rev. Bernice King said leaders — especially politicians — too often cheapen her father’s legacy into a “comfortable and convenient King” offering easy platitudes.