Op-eds - Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Post-Madrid hopes overshadowed by big polluters’ failure to make real progress

by Richard L. Killmer Special to the Press Herald December 31, 2019December 30, 2019

This month’s COP 25 summit left much work for nations, organizations, churches and individuals to get the world to net zero by 2050.

by Greg Frank Special to the Los Angeles Times December 31, 2019December 30, 2019

New drugs are needed to fight antibiotic-resistant microbes.

by Victoria Morales and Cullen Ryan Special to the Press Herald December 30, 2019December 29, 2019

Today, 30 percent of our resources are being spent on 1 percent of our population because they remain homeless.

by Tux Turkel Staff Writer December 29, 2019September 14, 2020

Young climate activists pick the wrong target for failures to act on the environment.

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal December 29, 2019December 27, 2019

Maine should focus on what we have (nature, breweries) and beef up what we lack (affordable housing, good-paying jobs, public transit).

by Sarah Quinn Johnston Special to the Telegram December 29, 2019December 27, 2019

Ten years of off-the-charts cold is good preparation for winter weather anywhere else.

by Jeff Marks Special to the Telegram December 29, 2019December 28, 2019

The Transportation and Climate Initiative will deliver economic, health and environmental benefits.

by Maris Podgurski December 29, 2019December 29, 2019

As a half-Japanese teen in a mostly white state, I’m glad that young people and their parents have this platform to learn about diversity and racism.

As we head toward a Senate trial, neither party has grounds to express shock at how biased the process has become.

by Andrew Taylor Special to the Los Angeles Times December 28, 2019December 27, 2019

The fact that I’m also a physician didn’t clue me into this unfair gap in coverage.