A proposed policy would no longer count a regulation’s benefits, just its costs to polluters, in deciding the severity level of environmental protections.
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Posted inFood, Maine Gardener, Source
When nothing else grows, seed catalogs sprout
Our columnist gives the highlights of several local ones.
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Posted inFood
Mainers take to ‘anxiety baking’ to cope in uncertain times
With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Gov. Mills steadily targeting tribal rights
Her choice of Jerry Reid as environmental protection chief underscores her indifference to tribes’ sovereignty.
Posted inNation & World
Trash-collecting boom breaks in Pacific Ocean, will return to land for repair
The inventor says the problem was not unexpected, and that the 2,000-foot-long device eventually will resume its task of shrinking an island of floating plastic.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Hydro-Quebec offers misleading claims about power’s climate impact
We can’t trust the utility’s publicists to represent correctly their own carbon emissions.
Posted inSea Change, Source
Sea Change: Can we survive this year of unprecedented change?
From the melting of the Arctic to a sixth mass extinction, it’s far from clear whether humans will change their behavior in time.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: When it comes to preserving northern forests, Maine can’t afford to falter
We need to act with the same boldness we took 20 years ago to shape a new and brighter future.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Finally, a GMO to tempt the Whole Foods crowd
Scientists transfer a rabbit gene into a house plant to clean indoor air.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Municipalities should work together for prosperous future
The Greater Portland Council of Governments and other groups will get results with state support.