The fuel is a bridge to a cleaner energy future, and the chemicals it contains don’t cause ill effects for humans unless there’s exposure.
environment
Our View: Storm shows size of threat that Augusta has ignored
The LePage administration has abdicated its responsibility to prepare Maine for climate change-related disasters.
Q & A: Bill McKibben’s novel approach
The all-business environmental activist reveals a funny streak in his first work of fiction.
The last thank-you note for salmon?
If Maine is to see another season of fishing for salmon in the Penobscot River, regulations must be enforced and protected.
Colby College students, staff collect household waste in Waterville
The neighborhood cleanup helps get them more involved with the community.
Maine does not need a natural gas pipeline from Quebec
Health concerns, coupled with environmental destruction, make natural gas a poor energy source.
Maine Voices: As the ‘tailpipe of the nation,’ Maine deserves cleaner air
By moving to repeal the Clean Power Plan, Trump is doing the bidding of the coal industry and big polluters.
Commentary: Let’s all work to make sure ‘A Day Without Water’ never happens
The Portland Water District joins in a national day of education about the value of water.
Our View: Drilling plan amounts to an assault on our oceans
Washington is trying to roll back safeguards and expose every coastline to the risks of oil extraction.
Maine Voices: Amazon-Whole Foods deal helps to make the case for co-ops
It remains unclear the extent to which Whole Foods will change with the Amazon buyout.