Legislature weighs measure that proponents say would help combat a growing climate crisis.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
Health groups, affected families urge lawmakers to toughen Maine standards on ‘forever chemicals’
Lawmakers heard testimony Tuesday on the first of multiple bills this session taking aim at the class of chemicals known as PFAS, which are the focus of growing health concerns nationwide.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Landscape your lakefront house like the lake’s life depends on it. In fact, it does
When it rains, pesticides, fertilizers and other pollutants wash off the lawn directly into the lake. Employ these landscaping strategies to help keep the lake clear, clean and hospitable to fish.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A ‘natural design’ garden will attract nature to your garden
Skip the lawn, and let your garden mimic the natural cycles of wildland.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine regulators deny request to ban out-of-state waste
A group of environmentalists had petitioned the Board of Environmental Protection to put an end to the practice.
Posted inNation & World
Study: Warming already baked in will blow past climate goals
The authors say the amount can be delayed if the world quickly stops emitting extra gases.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Unprecedented wave of solar development spurs land rush in Maine
Over the next few years, solar energy farms will be popping up across Maine, which has no specific rules for where such projects should be sited.
Posted inLocal & State
4 dams, the future of Kennebec fish runs and salmon’s survival at stake in federal licensing battle
State officials and conservationists want one or more of the Canadian-owned dams removed to let salmon reach the Sandy River.
Posted inBooks, Food & Dining, Maine Authors
Dine In Maine: Ready, set, read!
Looking for five Maine books for your culinary reading list? Try our restaurant critic’s “favorite contenders.”
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s bold climate action plan will require money, commitment
The plan would cost billions of dollars to execute, but state leaders say the cost of doing nothing would be even greater.