environment – Page 115 – The Portland Press Herald

Another View: Valuable pollinators spared from Trump administration’s regulation rollback

by The Washington Post April 6, 2017April 5, 2017

Shrinking habitat and pesticides are turning once-abundant bees into endangered species.

by The Seattle Times April 3, 2017April 2, 2017

Renewable-energy workers now outnumber people who have coal industry jobs by nearly 10 to 1.

This winter’s heavier-than-normal snowfall has relieved last year’s persistent drought across most of Maine.

by Bloomberg View March 31, 2017March 30, 2017

His executive order won’t arrest the loss of jobs – but it could do a lot to hurt public health and the climate.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 29, 2017March 28, 2017

The rusty patched bumblebee is a key pollinator  for fruit and other crops in dozens of states.

The sheds are built like any other, but they have a saltbox-style roof featuring a solar array.

by Ken Cline Special to the Press Herald March 25, 2017March 24, 2017

President Trump’s nominee opposes the long-standing custom that courts defer to experts in government.

Food

Seaver won in the “Food Matters” category of the International Association of Culinary Professionals competition.

The Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center director is doing her part to dispense with fear.

by The Editorial Board March 17, 2017March 16, 2017

The president’s plan would erode funding to enforce air and water protections, and harm Mainers’ quality of life.