Farming chickpeas is gentle on the environment. Baking with chickpea flour is a boon to your cookies and cakes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Maine Gardener
A new rose book by Maine rose expert Peter E. Kukielski is a stunner
The lavishly illustrated ‘Rosa: The Story of the Rose,’ encompasses history, art, religion and botany.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Landscape with native wild edibles
Humans get something to eat and attractive plants for their yard. Wildlife gets a share of the food, plus comfortable places to live and breed.
Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Recipes
Rice makes the world go round, but at high environmental cost
Researchers are working on projects all over the globe to figure out how to grow it more sustainably and equitably.
Posted inLocal & State
Lawmakers urged to yank state investments from fossil fuel companies
Legislature weighs measure that proponents say would help combat a growing climate crisis.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Health groups, affected families urge lawmakers to toughen Maine standards on ‘forever chemicals’
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on the first of multiple bills this session taking aim at the class of chemicals known as PFAS, which are the focus of growing health concerns nationwide.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Automakers backed Trump’s clean-car rollback – Biden shouldn’t bend to their wishes now
Carmakers’ support for the relaxation of vehicle standards delayed the U.S. fight to curb greenhouse-gas emissions.
Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
Landscape your lakefront house like the lake’s life depends on it. In fact, it does
When it rains, pesticides, fertilizers and other pollutants wash off the lawn directly into the lake. Employ these landscaping strategies to help keep the lake clear, clean and hospitable to fish.
Posted inFood, Local & State, News, Source
Do you know Mainers helping improve our environment? Nominate them for a Source Award
Nominations for the Press Herald’s sixth annual Source Awards, recognizing the state’s leaders in sustainability, are open through March 1.
Posted inNation & World
Earth is now losing 1.2 trillion tons of ice each year – and it’s going to get worse
Two new papers reveal the growing toll that human-caused global warming is having on the planet’s ice.