Washington County

Maine-Novy Lobstermen Share No-Mans Land Maine-Novy Lobstermen Share No-Mans Land

Bangor Daily News: A nautical “no man’s land” off the coast of Washington County sees Down East and Canadian lobstermen pulling traps side-by-side in waters that have been the focus of an on-again, off-again territorial dispute that dates...

 » January 11th, 2013
Tidal Energy Focus of Maine Public Meetings Tidal Energy Focus of Maine Public Meetings

Portland Press Herald: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has scheduled 3 public meetings this week to collect input on a proposed $70 million tidal energy project on the Pennamaquan River south of the Washington County community of Pembroke ....

 » October 24th, 2012
Group Sues Maine Over St. Croix Alewife Passage Group Sues Maine Over St. Croix Alewife Passage

Portland Press Herald: An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against the state of Maine, opening a new round in the fight over the future of alewives in the St. Croix River, which separates Washington County from New Brunswick....

 » October 18th, 2012
Maine Receives Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands Maine Receives Grants to Protect Coastal Wetlands

Kennebec Journal: Maine has received $2.3 million in U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service grants to restore and protect coastal wetlands. The money was awarded to the Maine Department of Inland fisheries for 3 projects in Harpswell, the Pleasant River...

 » December 29th, 2010