As lawmakers move ahead in the budget process, we pray they will vote for the vulnerable and voiceless.
environment
Our View: Land for Maine’s Future board proves that conservation program has integrity
When a well-connected applicant gets turned down, it shows that Gov. LePage was wrong.
Profound shift taking place at EPA under Pruitt’s leadership
The agency has reassessed its own data at the prompting of corporations.
Another View: Op-ed authors fail to make case for opposing natural gas pipeline
The fuel is a bridge to a cleaner energy future, and the chemicals it contains don’t cause ill effects for humans unless there’s exposure.
Our View: Storm shows size of threat that Augusta has ignored
The LePage administration has abdicated its responsibility to prepare Maine for climate change-related disasters.
Q & A: Bill McKibben’s novel approach
The all-business environmental activist reveals a funny streak in his first work of fiction.
The last thank-you note for salmon?
If Maine is to see another season of fishing for salmon in the Penobscot River, regulations must be enforced and protected.
Colby College students, staff collect household waste in Waterville
The neighborhood cleanup helps get them more involved with the community.
Maine does not need a natural gas pipeline from Quebec
Health concerns, coupled with environmental destruction, make natural gas a poor energy source.
Maine Voices: As the ‘tailpipe of the nation,’ Maine deserves cleaner air
By moving to repeal the Clean Power Plan, Trump is doing the bidding of the coal industry and big polluters.