BOSTON (AP) — A judge has rejected zoning rules that allow for a much-debated skyscraper on the edge of Boston Harbor, creating uncertainty for the project.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A Norwegian investor's plan to establish two salmon farms across from Acadia National Park is meeting with resistance from local residents.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine's Republican senator is working with a Democratic colleague to try to restore native plants in America's national parks.

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Whale researchers say another calf has been born to the endangered Southern Resident orcas of the Salish Sea.

The Orca Network wrote on its social media pages...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric Co., the nation's largest utility, has agreed to pay up to $190 million to clean up and revitalize a San Francisco harbor that was polluted by a...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The National Park Service said it has cancelled its solicitation of a contractor to operate carriage tours in Acadia National Park due to the coronavirus...

HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy has announced plans to reinforce large fuel tanks near Pearl Harbor with an extra layer of lining following a fuel spill in 2014 that threatened Oahu's drinking...

SEATTLE (AP) — Washington health officials have closed Vashon-Maury Island's Quartermaster Harbor beaches due to unsafe levels of a shellfish toxin.

HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. military plan to expand a Pearl Harbor munitions depot has raised concerns there has not been enough information released to the public, considering that the depot was the...

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Massachusetts-based hazardous waste company has agreed to pay a $790,000 fine to settle a lawsuit claiming that it violated environmental laws at its incinerator in the...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A pair of Maine institutions is receiving grants totaling nearly $200,000 to help with recovery efforts for stranded marine mammals.

HONOLULU (AP) — Some boat tours to the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii's Pearl Harbor will resume this week, the National Park Service said.

The Pearl Harbor National Memorial will open for...

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Maine marine officials said three new sensors installed in a coastal community will help scientists get a better understanding of ocean acidifcation.

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — After two months of closures because of COVID-19 pandemic concerns, many of Washington state’s coastal waters are set to reopen for fishing on Tuesday, officials said....

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The National Park Service has awarded fellowships to three scientists to conduct research at Acadia National Park.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of gallons of oily water have been contained after a spill near the Valdez Marine Terminal’s small boat harbor, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — One of Maine's signs of the annual “mud season” has arrived at Acadia National Park, where carriage roads are shut down to all users.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced eight new agreements with parties responsible for cleaning up the Portland Harbor Superfund Site on the Willamette...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A historical museum that is part of Maine's popular Acadia National Park will be closed to the public this season as it undergoes rehabilitation work.

COLFAX, La. (AP) — Louisiana regulators have filed their intent to deny a permit to a company that burns explosive material unless it pursues more environmentally sound practices.

BOSTON (AP) — Wynn Resorts is in the process of “rightsizing” operations at Encore Boston Harbor, the $2.6 billion casino that opened just six months ago but has so far fallen short of revenue...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A pair of U.S. senators believes restoring native plants in national parks around the country could help beautify and improve some of America's most beloved public...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. (AP) — Indiana regulators have set proposed new pollution limits for a northwestern Indiana business that’s considered one of the region’s worst polluters.

GAY, Mich. (AP) — Crews were expected to start removing more copper mining waste rock known as stamp sands that have built up in an Upper Peninsula waterway and threaten an important fish spawning...

HONOLULU (AP) — Recent enforcement sweeps by state officials meant to clean up a waterfront area on Oahu resulted in 550 violations, officials said.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A National Park Service effort to improve dozens of miles of historic carriage roads in Acadia National Park is scheduled to reach completion next year.

BOSTON (AP) — The National Park Service is commemorating the anniversary of the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor with a service and a wreath-laying ceremony at Boston's Charlestown Navy Yard,...

LONG BEACH, Wash. (AP) — A southwest Washington oyster growers association has abandoned a drive to use a controversial insecticide that combats burrowing shrimp, a creature that can make...

BERLIN (AP) — Bottlenose dolphins in the English Channel harbor a "toxic cocktail" of chemicals, some of which have been banned for decades and which may be harming the rare marine mammals'...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — Scientists say vacation photos from Maine's Acadia National Park could help them understand changes in fall foliage as the world warms.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The National Park Service says three people are dead and a fourth injured following a roll-over crash in Acadia National Park in Maine.

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — A coastal Maine town wants the cruise ship industry to fund local air quality monitoring.

Bar Harbor Town Councilor Gary Friedmann tells the Bangor Daily News he's...

GAY, Mich. (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is spending $3.7 million to remove copper mining waste rock from a Lake Superior harbor where it threatens an important fish spawning...

HAMPTON, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire's Department of Environmental Services has lifted a ban on most shellfish harvesting along the state's ocean coastline and Hampton-Seabrook Harbor after a drop...

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The city of Portland is being sued over its plan to use up to $12 million from a surcharge on customers' sewer bills to help pay to plan the Portland Harbor Superfund...

BALTIMORE (AP) — As a rule of thumb, it's not safe to swim in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. Even a splash could make you sick.

But a new water quality tool could show that some times are safer...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — An atomic bomb survivor is delivering the commencement address at the College of the Atlantic in Maine.

Koko Tanimoto Kondo is a peace activist who was 8 months old...

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Superior is running the only Great Lakes land-based facility that tests the success of technologies designed to prevent the spread of invasive...

BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) — The National Park Service says numerous improvements are taking place at Acadia National Park in Maine over the coming months.