Climate change is the challenge of our century, and it demands a comprehensive response.
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Posted inFood, Green Plate Special, Source
Skip grocery shopping this week. Try eating the freezer
What you’ve stashed away could be the makings of an energy-saving dinner.
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Posted inFood, Source
On patrol with Washington’s plastic-straw cop
The ban took effect in January; fines will be levied beginning in June.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Democrats should work with Trump on trade
A new NAFTA would be worth it if it has strong labor and environmental protections.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
EPA scaling back pollution enforcement under Trump
The agency is taking a new tack with polluters, giving states more of a role in regulation and enforcement and stressing education and voluntary compliance.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Little inquiry into hydro project’s effect on marine ecosystems
CMP’s hydroelectricity plan powers forth even as scientists warn such efforts can hurt oceans.
Posted inNation & World
Study finds Himalayans will lose a third of glaciers by 2100
If global efforts to curb climate change fail, the impact rises to two-third melt.
Posted inNation & World
Trump nominates former lobbyist to head Interior Department
David Bernhardt, who has been acting secretary since Jan. 2, has worked to undo many Obama-era conservation policies.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Mills nominates outdoorsman to Board of Environmental Protection
Robert Duchesne, a former 6-term Democratic lawmaker from Hudson, is an outdoor columnist and registered Maine Guide who chaired the environmental and fish and wildlife committees during his legislative tenure.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Birding: Christmas count recap No. 3
The birds are accounted for, and for birders, the holiday season is officially over.