Kevin Miller
Kennebec Journal
Portland, ME, United States
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Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution. → Read More
Q&A: Why are breakthrough COVID cases rising in Maine? And what is the latest on booster shots?
This Q&A looks at the breakthrough cases, what is behind the numbers and how booster shots fit into this latest chapter of the pandemic → Read More
Maine to distribute $73 million to child care providers
Working families in Maine are struggling to find child care as facilities close or limit enrollment because of staffing shortages worsened by the pandemic. → Read More
COVID-19 exacts a painful toll in Maine, shouldered largely by state’s eldest
Mainers 60 or older account for more than 91 percent of the state's 1,000-plus deaths. → Read More
Nursing home staffing crisis challenges hospitals, disrupts families
Four long-term care homes in Maine have announced they will close, displacing 120 residents. The ominous trend also means overburdened hospitals are losing a key lifeline for discharged patients. → Read More
Another 652 COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths reported in Maine
The pace of new infections is straining Maine CDC's ability to review new cases, leading to a backlog that is likely to translate into sustained, high numbers in the coming days. → Read More
Feds approve Maine’s ‘Family First’ child welfare reforms
The state sought approval of its plan at a time when DHHS is implementing numerous child welfare reforms in response to multiple, high-profile abuse deaths. → Read More
Abbott, Puritan prepared to ‘ramp up’ production in Maine amid testing surge
Maine factories operated by the two companies produced swabs and test kits that were critical to the nation's COVID-19 testing capability. → Read More
Group sues Maine DHHS to block vaccine mandate for health care workers
Plaintiffs in the second of 2 lawsuits claim the DHHS is violating health care workers' constitutional rights and failed to follow proper procedures when adopting the requirement. → Read More
New report details Maine DHHS involvement in 143 child deaths since 2007
The information released Wednesday draws no conclusions about the agency's performance in keeping children safe, however. → Read More
Another 267 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths reported in Maine
This latest surge, which is being largely driven by infections with the delta variant among unvaccinated Mainers, is straining the state's hospital system. → Read More
Pfizer approval makes more Maine employers likely to consider vaccine mandates
But there is opposition to mandates in some quarters, and businesses must try to balance workplace safety against employees' morale, labor shortages and other challenges. → Read More
DEP commissioner initiates suspension of permit for transmission line
The permit for New England Clean Energy Connect's 145-mile-long transmission line is in jeopardy after a court vacated a lease through state-owned lands. → Read More
It changed the game. Here’s how to guard against the delta variant
A virus that researchers say is twice as contagious as earlier strains of COVID-19 raises familiar questions: Should I mask up? Travel? What about my family? → Read More
Q&A: Am I going to need a booster shot for COVID-19?
That could be the case eventually, but as of now there is no official recommendation. → Read More
Acadia, other national parks exploring options after being ‘loved to death’
Maine Sen. Angus King led a congressional subcommittee hearing to discuss options for addressing overcrowding at national parks. → Read More
Maine hospitals and health care providers hesitate on staff vaccination mandate
Several hospitals and other providers say they are still considering vaccine requirements for staff, amid calls for mandatory inoculation by national groups and some states. → Read More
Q&A: What’s driving the latest case spikes and how concerned should I be?
The prevalence of the highly transmissible delta variant is driving COVID-19 case counts back up across the U.S., including in Maine. Although the trend is troublesome, experts say fully vaccinated people remain well-protected, even if they do catch the virus. → Read More
Attorneys argue over whether CMP transmission line referendum should be 1 question or 3
The issue is whether voters will have an "all-or-nothing" choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line. → Read More
Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills
The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination. → Read More