Helpful in tenderizing chicken or replacing buttermilk in baked goods, it's nothing to be sour about – though truly spoiled milk must go.

This recipe serves four.

The Department of Marine Resources will decide whether to grant Mere Point Oyster Co. a 10-year, 40-acre lease expanding its oyster production on Maquoit Bay.

Nebraska farmers want legislation that will define meat as 'any edible portion of any livestock or poultry, carcass or part thereof' and excludes lab-grown, insect or plant-based products.

Scientists combined four datasets to paint a picture of what has been happening in the oceans since 1991.

The current marine rules are designed for commercial fishermen and are difficult for recreational anglers to follow.

Our columnist gives the highlights of several local ones.

The coalition would push for an overhaul of 'outdated energy policies at the state level that have not kept pace with progress' when it comes to practices that reduce energy costs and carbon emissions.

The new finding means sea levels are set to rise more quickly than predicted, researchers say.

Zero Waste proponents just say no to plastics and packaging.

This recipe serves 4 people.

Maine garlic production, happily, is on the rise.

This recipe serves six.

Dig in.

Into the stockpot, where they make a particularly excellent soup.

There's an Oscars of sorts for plants, too.

Environmentalists, celebrities and politicians seem to be making veganism almost mainstream.

Wolfe's Neck expects to open a new facility this spring to enhance teaching Maine's next generation.

Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.

A Get Busy for the very brave and bold

Once, garden writers advised on where to plant the petunia. Today, they tackle native planting, pesticides, bee collapse and more.

From the melting of the Arctic to a sixth mass extinction, it's far from clear whether humans will change their behavior in time.

As house plants, they like moisture and medium light.

Harpswell artist takes ideas from the natural world

And did we mention it's a good sustainable bet?