Fisheries scientist Carl Wilson has been with the department for more than two decades and served as acting commissioner ...

The University of Maine celebrated a milestone Wednesday with the opening of its new robotic cow milking facility.

The Maine Forest Service says all ash tree material, not including wood chips, should remain on the island. The Maine ...

According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Maine’s black bear population has increased by over 20% ...

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff Mainers love the outdoors for many reasons. There are hunters, fishermen, hikers, ...

The council working to achieve state goals to reduce climate change emissions says it is still on track despite some funding ...

President Donald Trump kicked off the process of dismantling the Department of Education by signing an executive order on Thursday. The move aims to fulfill a longstanding campaign promise and ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday that the University of Maine System (UMS) has agreed to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order to keep transgender athletes out ...

The US Department of Education has found the Maine Department of Education in violation of Title IX, which prohibits sex-based discrimination in educational programs. The investigation revealed ...

President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, but key programs will remain. The order faces legal challenges and criticism from Democrats and education ...

President Trump took dramatic action Thursday to inch closer to fulfilling a four-and-a-half-decade-old conservative dream of abolishing the Department of Education, which was created in 1979 ...

President Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the Department of Education as much as she can, carving a path of legislative and legal ...