Record births are slowing the endangered species’ decline, potentially shifting the regulatory landscape for the state’s iconic fishery.
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Advocates call for new state standards to hit Maine’s environmental goals
A policy guide released Tuesday aims to ‘rebalance’ state law in favor of tribal rights and environmental health for the next generation of Mainers.
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This 80-mile relay in northern Maine traces the alewife migration up the St. Croix
A race from Sipayik to Forest City, hosted by Wabanaki REACH, follows the ‘fish that feeds all.’
Posted inTimes Record
Trees are friends and gifts | Column
Brunswick will consider at the May 18 town council meeting a tree ordinance and establishing a fund for their continued renewal.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
The $85 test that could change Maine’s PFAS fight
While the CDC finds the kits provide ‘actionable’ information about water quality, they cannot be used to unlock state-funded filtration systems.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
Maine’s largest oil power plant wants to skirt clean air requirements
Neighbors and environmentalists are pushing back on the state’s proposal to allow Wyman Station to avoid more than $100 million in emission upgrades.
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Volunteers fish for odd objects while cleaning up Scarborough Marsh
For over 40 years, people have volunteered at the Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center’s yearly spring cleanup.
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Portlanders mark Earth Day by cleaning up city parks, neighborhoods
Volunteers welcomed Saturday’s spring weather as they headed outside with grabbers and trash bags.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
UNE receives $5M gift for public and environmental health institute
The donation from the founder of IDEXX Laboratories will support the new David Evans Shaw Institute of Public and Planetary Health.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine fishermen net federal status as ‘farmers of the sea’
The launch of a seafood office in the US Department of Agriculture signals a shift in national food policy, allowing fishing families to tap into the same safety nets offered to traditional farmers.