By GEORGE CHAPPELL; OF THE NEWS STAFF SEARSPORT - Environmentalist Ron Huber of Rockland said he believes the proposed industrial part of Sears Island should be given the same oversight as the conservation side receives.

A petition filed with the federal government will benefit a ferocious-looking fish that can gobble up whole urchins and crabs in a few swift bites.

The Conservation Law Foundation is leading an effort to put the Atlantic wolffish on the U.S. endangered species list.

Concerns about potential threats to water quality, quality of island life, and natural areas designated as "open space" on Great Diamond Island have prompted conservation and sustainable-development organizations to ask the City of Portland, ME, to uphold the agreements that allowed the original development of Diamond Cove to move forward nearly 20 years ago.

By JOSIE HUANG No one disputes that Long Creek in South Portland is one of the dirtiest waterways in Maine, tainted by road salt, motor oil and other pollutants that drain off nearby streets and parking lots during rainstorms. What to do about it is another story.