A comment on Reddit may have helped spur the outpouring.
environment
Posted inSource
Movies + sustainability: The birds and bees star in 8 movies we think you should see
On Oscar weekend, Source staffers give their picks for the best films about climate change, Greenpeace and vanishing species.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
It’s time to take up Rachel Carson’s challenge
Human evolution shows that our emotions such as fear, anger and sadness should not rule us if we want to maintain the ties that are critical to our survival.
Posted inNation & World
New EPA chief delays mining site cleanup rule after industry objects
The proposed rule would require mining companies to prove they have funds for cleanups so taxpayers wouldn’t get stuck with the bills.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Aroostook County won’t necessarily strike it rich by mining
Before any permits are granted, the risks of environmental degradation must be examined.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
We must resist attempts to roll back the EPA and the laws it enforces
If you want to see how bad our environment could become, look at China, Mexico, India or Russia.
Posted inMaine, News, Politics, Schools and Education
Legislator wants lead tests for drinking water at all Maine public schools
Even the buildings and day care facilities with municipal supplies would have to do checks at the tap and make the results public through the state.
Posted inMaine, Nation & World, News, Politics
Collins says she’ll vote against confirming Scott Pruitt to head EPA
Maine’s Republican senator cites the Oklahoma attorney general’s lawsuits against the environmental agency on ‘numerous issues that are of great importance to the state of Maine.’
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Maine Observer: Stow contains all of Maine’s pleasures
Through all four seasons the border area brings to mind different parts of the state’s unique natural beauty.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: EPA nominee Scott Pruitt does not reflect Maine values on the environment
Sen. Susan Collins should join Sen. Angus King in pledging to reject Pruitt to head the Environmental Protection Agency.