environment Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: Science is critical to helping us adapt to a changing Gulf of Maine

by BENJAMIN TWINING Special to the Press Herald April 11, 2017April 10, 2017

Environmental changes driven by fossil fuel emissions put at risk many Maine businesses and jobs.

by THE EDITORIAL BOARD April 11, 2017April 10, 2017

To ensure that the response matches the scope of the problem, legislators should pass a proposal aimed at ensuring greater awareness and testing.

by The Editorial Board April 6, 2017April 5, 2017

Responsible fishermen can show restraint as the trout fishery recovers from severe drought, and everyone needs to prepare for climate change.

by The Washington Post April 6, 2017April 5, 2017

Shrinking habitat and pesticides are turning once-abundant bees into endangered species.

by The Seattle Times April 3, 2017April 2, 2017

Renewable-energy workers now outnumber people who have coal industry jobs by nearly 10 to 1.

This winter’s heavier-than-normal snowfall has relieved last year’s persistent drought across most of Maine.

by Bloomberg View March 31, 2017March 30, 2017

His executive order won’t arrest the loss of jobs – but it could do a lot to hurt public health and the climate.

by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette March 29, 2017March 28, 2017

The rusty patched bumblebee is a key pollinator  for fruit and other crops in dozens of states.

The sheds are built like any other, but they have a saltbox-style roof featuring a solar array.

by Ken Cline Special to the Press Herald March 25, 2017March 24, 2017

President Trump’s nominee opposes the long-standing custom that courts defer to experts in government.