The Maine Monitor Radio Hour 3/5/26

The Maine Monitor Radio Hour is a collaboration between WERU-FM and the Maine Monitor, the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.

This month: This episode covers how tariffs have affected Maine’s loggers and sawmills, the debate over whether federal immigration agents can wear masks or otherwise conceal their identities and how that compares to rules for local police, and more.

Guests:
Sean Scott, religion, society and politics reporter for The Maine Monitor and Report for America corps member.
Emmett Gartner, environmental reporter for The Maine Monitor.

FMI:
themainemonitor.org/loggers-tariff-impact/
themainemonitor.org/sawmill-tariffs-boom-or-dust/
themainemonitor.org/forest-pests-diseases-outlook/
themainemonitor.org/immigration-agents-identification-concerns/
themainemonitor.org/faith-leaders-discuss-helping-mainers/