Large groups of fourth graders ventured out into the Merrymeeting Bay Wildlife Management Area to learn firsthand about the natural world.
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How to see what’s always there in and on Maine land
Each summer, when I was a boy, we would drive the long, winding series of state roads to Maine to visit my mother’s parents. Auburn residents, they had a small, uninsulated cottage on Martin’s Point in Friendship. And until my father and my grandmother got on each other’s nerves (usually around day four), the tiny […]
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to host walk-and-talk on ‘Insects & Other Natural Wonders’
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will host ecologist Kathy Claerr for a walk-and-talk from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in Bowdoinham on the topic of “Insects & Other Natural Wonders.” Merrymeeting Bay is internationally recognized for its unique tidal freshwater ecosystem and is surrounded by a diversity of habitats, including a variety of forest types, fields, […]
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Penobscot Nation fights Old Town landfill expansion, citing environmental justice concerns
Tribal leaders and the Conservation Law Foundation are opposing the state’s public benefit determination of the proposed 61-acre expansion of the Juniper Ridge Landfill.
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Bowdoinham receives grant to plant trees at new riverfront park
Bowdoinham has received Maine Forest Service Canopy grant funding to support reforestation efforts at the new Riverfront Park, aiming to address shoreline erosion, reduce stormwater runoff, and provide more shade for residents and visitors.
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Midcoast residents gather in the darkness to protect amphibians
New, emerging research seeks to prove why amphibians need protection in the summer months, too.
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Maine board rejects mandate to boost electric vehicle sales by 2032
Suggesting lawmakers should take up such sweeping changes, the Board of Environmental Protection votes 4-2 against the rules on the same day that the Biden administration rolls out the country’s strongest-ever limits on tailpipe pollution.
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Maine may join rest of New England in banning food scraps from landfills
Supporters want lawmakers to do something about rotting food waste, which produces dangerous levels of methane gas. But critics of the proposal say a ban would be too costly for the state and businesses.
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Storm-battered Maine communities look to state funding to prepare for warmer, wetter future
Gov. Janet Mills wants to invest $50 million into a fund that is already helping communities across the state prepare for more storms fueled by climate change.
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Maine Beer Co. donates $30,000 to Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association for storm recovery
The funds will be used to help rebuild the working waterfront after the recent storms.