By Stephanie McFeeters

Published on: December 26, 2025

There was plenty of big environmental news this year: new clean energy legislation, an extreme drought that led to Maine’s worst August for wildfires in 20 years, federal funding cuts and more.

Here’s a look back at some of our coverage:

Federal policy shifts, funding cuts

One big focus of our reporting this year — in the environmental sphere and elsewhere — was on abrupt pauses and cuts to federal grants for ongoing work in Maine. The scaling back interrupted climate data collection, dealt blows to renewable energy projects and halted climate resilience and emergency preparedness efforts.

Researchers told us how they rewrote grants to try and align with the administration’s new priorities and searched for new revenue sources............................

Continue reading at https://themainemonitor.org/biggest-environment-stories-2025/

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