environment Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices: We ought to prepare high school students for the reality of the future

by William Vaughan Jr. Special to the Press Herald November 14, 2016November 14, 2016

To avoid shortchanging our young people, today’s educators must anticipate changes over the next half-century.

by KATY DAIGLE Associated Press November 12, 2016November 12, 2016

A 1950s willow-planting project despoiled a lake that inspired poets and was beloved by kings.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige November 6, 2016November 4, 2016

From cabinets to counters to appliances, there are accessible options for saving energy and polluting less.

Despite higher-than-average rainfall in October, drought conditions are persistent across most of the region.

by Marina Schauffler October 30, 2016October 30, 2016

The candidates in next week’s election offer stark differences on turning back climate change.

Concerns over the ecological consequences of cutting the commonplace seaweed have led to a lawsuit.

Drought conditions have steadily intensified and spread across New England over the course of an unusually dry summer.

by Tom Atwell August 7, 2016August 5, 2016

The 2-year-old Wild Seed Project says native animals depend on native plants.

TransCanada’s plan to pipe the heavy crude to Saint John for shipping down the East Coast raises spill concerns in Maine and elsewhere.

At 71, she has spent many years passionately advocating for social, economic and environmental justice.