Let’s help put Maine back to work by investing in an infrastructure that is cleaner and more resilient yet has a lower operating cost.
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Posted inNation & World
Keystone XL pipeline construction to start in April
Work will begin at the Montana-Alberta border and is expected to send oil to the U.S. by 2023.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Virus’ spread shows need to resist ‘profits before people’ trade-off
Many toxic substances, some regulated and others not, have an unseen connection to COVID-19.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
‘If you can reach it, people have tried to manipulate it.’
So says a fisheries expert about the many dramatic changes in Maine’s fisheries over two centuries.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
In Maine’s 200 years, man’s impact has altered the animal landscape
Since Maine became a state in 1820, some animals have disappeared, others arrived, and still others thrived – mostly due to human interference.
Posted inNation & World
Senate energy bill falls apart amid dispute over coolants
Some legislators say a phasedown of hydrofluorocarbons, a major contributor to global warming, would add new federal rules on top of current state rules.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine lobstermen to federal regulators: We’re not killing right whales
The Maine Lobstering Union accuses the agency of caving to environmental organizations when it should be defending the industry.
Posted inNation & World
Nevada mine fight pits electric cars against rare flower
Environmentalists say there’s no way to harvest lithium without wiping out Tiehm’s buckwheat.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
New smelt study will help record once-rich Maine resource
Biologists are recruiting citizen scientist volunteers to locate and count spawning smelt.
Posted inNation & World
‘Invisible oil’ from 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill reached Florida Keys
Small concentrations of toxic crude were potentially harming marine life, a new study finds.