Reopening this southern New England territory to commercial fishing has political appeal in Maine, but little practical impact.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Do the environment a big favor; shrink your lawn
Replace it with a flower garden, and as a bonus, you won’t have to mow so much.
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Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Acknowledging our human connection
If we don’t see ourselves as being connected during the coronavirus pandemic, we are doomed, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Mass shift to remote work could redefine Maine’s climate goals
If even a fraction of Mainers currently working from home continue to do so, it would greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the state.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Maine DEP issues permit for construction of CMP corridor
The environmental permit is one of the last major regulatory hurdles for the $1 billion project.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lobstering group wants to raise $500,000 for legal defense fund
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association is fighting a federal court ruling on right whales that could cripple the fishery.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: The plight of the bumblebee (and other pollinators)
Bees, both native and not, face an array of threats. Here’s how you can help in your own backyard.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling
The state’s marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery’s legal arguments.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry’s impact on the endangered whales.