Some survive the season while others don’t as nature tries to keep things in balance.
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Striped bass seem down for the count in Maine
Overfishing and climate change may be among the reasons for the decline of the once healthy species.
Coalition promotes Maine quality-of-life legislation
The initiative is designed to enhance the qualities for which Maine is known and support the economic and environmental health of the state.
Maine’s chickadee check-off flirts with extinction
The fundraising method long used by conservation-minded tax filers faces a natural death.
Maine nabs $1.3 million in wetlands restoration grants
Most of the money will go toward the Penobscot River Restoration project, restoring habitat for endangered Atlantic salmon and other fish.
BPA ban approved for Maine food packages
A state board votes to bar the chemical from baby products’ containers. The Legislature has the final say.
Environmentalists call for Portland to go tar sands-free
Mayor Michael Brennan joins environmentalists to support a proposed prohibition of the use of oil from tar sands in city buildings, vehicles and equipment.
Nine Maine counties set weather records, environmental group says
The records are detailed in a new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council.
Portland councilors to vote on not using fuel from tar sands oil
Mayor Michael Brennan says Wednesday’s vote shows that opposition to tar sands oil is ‘gaining traction.’
Maine among leaders of U.S. heat wave in 2012
Maine set 40 new heat records in eight different counties.