Maine

Shukri Abasheikh, owner of Mogadishu Store, helps customer Gracia Mbula with a purchase in her store in Lewiston, Maine, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023.

Lewiston mass shooting rattles local Somalis who came to Maine looking for safety 

Lewiston, Maine, the site of the latest large mass shooting in the US, is a city that has been transformed by immigrants, particularly a large community of refugees from Somalia. Ari Snider reports on how Somalis in Lewiston, who fled violence in their homeland, are reacting to the violence in their new home.

Lewiston mass shooting rattles local Somalis who came to Maine looking for safety 
Sample portions of chicken and kale stew over rice

Maine’s largest school district serves up African-inspired dishes to get more students excited about school lunch

Maine’s largest school district serves up African-inspired dishes to get more students excited about school lunch
A man sweeps the floor in a church being turned into an apartment

Refugees in Maine find it harder to afford housing as remote workers move in

Refugees in Maine find it harder to afford housing as remote workers move in
An empty Amazon box sits outside a north Jackson, Miss., residence, awaiting pickup for recycling

A new law in Maine requires large companies to pay for recycling packaging waste

A new law in Maine requires large companies to pay for recycling packaging waste
 Claude Rwaganje and colleague at an event aiding asylum seekers in Portland, Maine

Portland, Maine, turns ‘crisis’ to ‘opportunity’ for African migrants

Portland, Maine, turns ‘crisis’ to ‘opportunity’ for African migrants
Close up of a grain.

Maine is scaling up its local grain economy

Craft brewing, artisanal baking and innovative mills and malthouses are reviving Maine's economic might.

Maine is scaling up its local grain economy
A voter carries a 'blue wave' poster at a rally

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment

The 2018 US midterm elections ushered in a Democratic majority in the House of Representatives — along with new Democratic governors — who pledge to act on climate change. It also ushered out some climate-denying Republicans. Yet overall, the elections had mixed results for the environment.

The US midterms 'blue wave' has mixed results for the environment
The overall catch from lobstering in Maine was down 16.4 percent in 2017 from the year before. Those who catch lobsters for a living in the state are hoping that downfall does not continue in 2018.

The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine

The lobster industry has always been an up-and-down business, but a new book looks into how global warming is adding to that already uncertain rollercoaster.

The feast-or-famine life of lobstering in Maine
Mastodons (this one on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles) are just a small part of the story of how humans first migrated to the Americas 15,000 years ago — or longer.

Retracing paths that people first traversed while migrating to the Americas

When it comes to the first people arriving in the Americas during the Ice Age from Asia, Craig Childs says it is a "blank space" in the collective memory of most Americans. His newest book fills up that space with firsthand adventures and exploration.

Retracing paths that people first traversed while migrating to the Americas
Northern right whale with calf

The Northern right whale, already an endangered species, is in deep trouble

No new Northern right whale calves have been born so far this year — an unprecedented occurrence, according to scientists who study them.

The Northern right whale, already an endangered species, is in deep trouble
Native children sing "Ten Little Indians" at Albuquerque Indian School.

The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative

"Dawnland," an upcoming documentary film, follows the stories of several key individuals involved in the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Wabanaki people are taking back their narrative
Downtown Eastport, Maine: Estimated population 1,352. This area was once jam-packed with sardine factories. Downtown Eastport, Maine: estimated population 1,352. This area was jam-packed with sardine factories 100 years ago.

From gutting sardines to shipping pregnant cows, this Maine port wants your business

Eastport, Maine, used to be the sardine capital of America. When the industry dried up, the town did, too. But the city still has a big asset: the deepest natural harbor in the continental United States.

From gutting sardines to shipping pregnant cows, this Maine port wants your business
A research team crossing an ice plateau in the Indian Himalayas faced risks of hidden crevasses, storms, avalanches and earthquakes.

Climate change research can be risky. But not doing it is even riskier.

Climate change research in extreme environments is a dangerous business, but scientists say getting boots on the ground is vital to understanding where we're headed as we warm the planet.

Climate change research can be risky. But not doing it is even riskier.
Moose tick infestation

Moose in New England face grisly deaths from tick infestations

Rising temperatures and a growing tick population are causing problems for moose in New England. So many ticks now live through mild winter temperatures and attack the calves, that few are surviving.

Moose in New England face grisly deaths from tick infestations
Afghan journalist Habib Zahori made a cold trek across the US-Canada border on foot and on bicycle. "I remember thinking, wishing, 'Oh God, please, please send someone to arrest me!’ "

Habib Zahori was scared to seek asylum in the US. So he pushed a rickety bicycle through snow to get to Canada.

"I think I was the only living thing walking there, with my bicycle. ... I've never felt as miserable as that day."

Habib Zahori was scared to seek asylum in the US. So he pushed a rickety bicycle through snow to get to Canada.