The planned moratorium would halt oil and gas auctions for one year, and coal leasing for three years.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener
A ‘natural design’ garden will attract nature to your garden
Skip the lawn, and let your garden mimic the natural cycles of wildland.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine regulators deny request to ban out-of-state waste
A group of environmentalists had petitioned the Board of Environmental Protection to put an end to the practice.
Posted inNation & World
Study: Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals
The authors say the amount can be delayed if the world quickly stops emitting extra gases.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Unprecedented wave of solar development spurs land rush in Maine
Over the next few years, solar energy farms will be popping up across Maine, which has no specific rules for where such projects should be sited.
Posted inLocal & State
4 dams, the future of Kennebec fish runs and salmon’s survival at stake in federal licensing battle
State officials and conservationists want one or more of the Canadian-owned dams removed to let salmon reach the Sandy River.
Posted inPortland Forecaster
Clothing line benefits environment, boosts soccer franchise efforts
The leader of the campaign to bring a United Soccer League franchise to Portland says the Forest City collection “is a fun way to engage the community” as their work moves forward.
Posted inBooks, Food
Dine In Maine: Ready, set, read!
Looking for five Maine books for your culinary reading list? Try our restaurant critic’s “favorite contenders.”
Posted inNation & World
Pace of climate change shown in new report has humanity on ‘suicidal’ path, U.N. leader warns
A U.N. State of the Climate report, a product of the World Meteorological Organization and other U.N. agencies, found that the past six years, including 2020, are likely to be the six warmest on record.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Trump administration finally gets one right, rejects Alaska mine permit
The public good outweighs corporate desires in this decision, though it bears the weight of Donald Trump Jr.’s thumb.