Fossil fuel-driven climate change will have a particularly devastating impact on the poor and on future generations.
Health
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Climate change is scary. Claims of ‘horns’ from smartphone use aren’t
Journalists stirring up health panics are undermining the most important stories of our time.
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Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
George Rosenkranz, chemist who played role in birth control pill, dies at 102
The Hungarian-born researcher was among a team whose work led to the widespread availability of ‘the pill.’
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Children – and battery electric school buses – are our future
A new federal bill will help districts get the resources they need to provide tens of thousands of young Mainers with healthy air to breathe and a safe ride to school.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Life is a chronic condition (and other lessons from cancer)
A religion scholar with a terrifying diagnosis discovers the peace that comes from accepting the unknown.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
Santa Fe’s ‘Alzheimer’s Cafe’ helping people with dementia
Participants are given paint supplies, collage materials and sheet music to help stimulate their minds.
Posted inNew England, News, Schools and Education
Vermont requires testing of schools’ water for lead
A bill requiring the testing of water for lead in Vermont schools and registered or licensed child care centers has become law.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations
The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Several cases of whooping cough reported in Portland schools
Cases of pertussis have been confirmed at Longfellow Elementary School, Lincoln Middle School and Deering High School.
Posted inNation & World
Study suggests e-cigarette flavorings may pose heart risk
Researchers find vaping chemicals trigger blood vessel dysfunction, with cinnamon and menthol appearing the most toxic.