The nonprofit Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment lists 17 reasons to ban wood burning.
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Maine Voices: Maine’s contribution to the South was not what Gov. LePage says
A few Mainers did fight for the Confederacy, but not in the numbers or for the reason LePage claims.
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Maine Voices: Aggressive caps on carbon emissions would benefit regional greenhouse gas efforts
The program has missed opportunities to do more for the environment, energy efficiency and the economy.
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Maine Voices: Increased diversity will drive both change and renewal here in Maine
The question for white Mainers is whether they will embrace that fact or allow hatred to divide them.
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Maine Voices: Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge because it’s God’s creation
Proposed oil drilling would have serious impacts on species of animals, birds – and the native people.
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Maine Voices: Breakfast After the Bell is the way mornings should be for Maine students
The Legislature and Gov. LePage should take the lead by encouraging the school program.
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Maine Voices: Both political parties to blame for U.S. health care system’s ills
And the irony is, if we ‘let Obamacare fail,’ the federal government will have to step in and fix it.
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Maine Voices: Coverage of Pride parade a disservice to those who face discrimination
It may come as a surprise, but there’s actually more to politics these days than being explicitly anti-Trump.
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One graduate missing on the Portland stage
The mother of a girl who took her own life last year pleads with the community to take mental health care seriously.
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Oysters can truly help save the planet, if we would only let them
Polluted waters are not a distant problem. Miles of Maine’s coastline are also closed to shellfish harvesting.