From building the state’s largest municipal solar array to taking on an international oil company, Maine’s fourth-largest city just might be its most environmentally active.
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The Pollinator: Jean English has quietly dedicated herself to advocating for organic growing.
The aptly named English has overseen MOFGA’s quarterly newspaper for three decades.
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Lawmakers consider banning chemicals common in food packaging
Concerns are growing about the health effects of both PFAS and phthalates, but manufacturers and others say a blanket prohibition is an overreach.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining, Lifestyle
Two Earth Day beers to be released Saturday in Portland
Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing will release IPAs at an event at The Thirsty Pig. Proceeds will benefit local clean water projects.
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South Portland presses DEP officials for help monitoring emissions from oil tanks
DEP chief Gerald Reid says he’ll help the city establish an air quality monitoring program but resources are limited after eight years of ‘starvation’ under former Gov. Paul LePage.
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Statewide ban on foam food and beverage containers moves forward
The House and Senate have given preliminary approval to a bill to prohibit most restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses from using foam food and beverage containers.
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Birding: Despite climate change, one habitat critical for breeding birds is mostly intact
We need to preserve the North American Boreal Forest.
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Commentary: Reasons for supporting CMP plan overlooked amid baseless criticism
The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.
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New England Clean Energy Connect: The myths and the facts
8. Claim: The New England Clean Energy Connect corridor will be 145 miles long and as wide as the New Jersey Turnpike; the pylons will be 300 feet tall with flashing lights. Fact: The new corridor will be 53 miles long and 150 feet wide, half that of the New Jersey Turnpike at its narrowest […]
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Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity
The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.