Kevin Miller

Portland Press Herald

Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.

Latest

Published
August 26, 2019

Last-ditch effort underway to use ranked-choice voting in March primaries

Supporters argue that Mainers should be able to use ranked-choice voting in the presidential primaries, but first they need to convince lawmakers one more time.
Published
August 18, 2019

State’s ‘forever chemical’ restrictions not applied to compost

But state regulators say consumers are unlikely to be exposed to high levels over a prolonged period.
Published
August 15, 2019

Arundel farmers say their blood samples show high levels of ‘forever chemicals’

Fred and Laura Stone’s dairy farm has been shut down because of contamination from PFAS they say got into their water, soil and cows’ milk from municipal sludge used as fertilizer.
Published
August 13, 2019

Maine joins lawsuit challenging Trump’s move to allow more climate-altering gas emissions

Attorney General Aaron Frey added Maine to the more than 2 dozen state and local governments trying to protect Obama-era regulations that sought to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions from power plants.
Published
August 7, 2019

Portland grants Cushing Island group first waiver from new pesticide ban

Seasonal residents of the private island in Casco Bay had requested permission to selectively use the chemical Roundup to try to control invasive plants.
Published
August 3, 2019

FBI investigating early-morning shooting in York

One man was injured in the incident, and the FBI says there is a ‘very active investigation’ into the shooting.
Published
July 29, 2019

Vote on Maine statehood was far from assured two centuries ago

Every attempt over the previous 30 years to separate from Massachusetts had failed until July 26, 1819 – 200 years ago this week.
Published
July 26, 2019

DEP disputes reports of dirty water, saying most Maine beaches free from contamination

The state responds after Environment America lists the number of potentially unsafe beach days each state had last year because of water quality concerns.
Published
July 22, 2019

Maine tribal leaders press for changes to 1980 settlement agreement

As the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act approaches its 40th anniversary, they say it has failed to respect tribal sovereignty and is holding them back economically.
Published
July 18, 2019

Gov. Mills takes emergency steps to allow asylum seekers to qualify for state assistance

The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted.