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Four Massachusetts lobstermen have filed a class action suit against the Monterey Bay Aquarium and Marine Stewardship Council, groups that urged distributors and grocery stores to avoid purchasing lobster because of the fishery's impact on North Atlantic right whales.

With temperatures reaching into the 40s and 50s this week in southern and midcoast Maine, some maple syrup producers are tapping their trees and are already seeing early sap runs.

Safe haven laws allow a parent to safely and anonymously surrender a newborn without fear of criminal prosecution as long as there are no signs of abuse or neglect.

In spite of their graying populations, New Hampshire and Maine are growing faster than nearby states, thanks to migration.

Tribal environmental planner Marvin Cling says the $5 million in funding will help the Passamaquoddy respond to the effects of climate change.

Any changes to the park's entrance fees would go into effect next year and will be required year-round.

A second major seafood watchdog group has pulled its support for Maine's lobster fishery over concerns that it's harming endangered North Atlantic right whales.

Three Amazon Clinics launched in Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maine to treat more than 20 common conditions such as acne, hair loss and allergies.

More than two decades after a landmark state law passed requiring Maine schools to teach Wabanaki studies, a new report finds the law has not been fully implemented and the state Department of Education has not enforced it.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association said about 31 whales are lost each year from a right whale population estimated at 350.