Bees, both native and not, face an array of threats. Here’s how you can help in your own backyard.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
State, lobstermen scramble to respond to judge’s right-whale ruling
The state’s marine resources chief says ‘this could not have come at a worse time,’ but notes that the court has yet to hear the fishery’s legal arguments.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Regulators fell short on protecting right whales from lobster industry, judge rules
U.S. District Judge James Boasberg determines that the National Marine Fisheries Service violated the Endangered Species Act by downplaying the lobster industry’s impact on the endangered whales.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Economy will come back when COVID crisis passes – but emissions don’t have to
Let’s help put Maine back to work by investing in an infrastructure that is cleaner and more resilient yet has a lower operating cost.
Posted inBusiness, Food, News
Source nominations drawing to a close
The deadline for nominating yourself or somebody else is April 10.
Posted inNation & World
Keystone XL pipeline construction to start in April
Work will begin at the Montana-Alberta border and is expected to send oil to the U.S. by 2023.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Virus’ spread shows need to resist ‘profits before people’ trade-off
Many toxic substances, some regulated and others not, have an unseen connection to COVID-19.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
‘If you can reach it, people have tried to manipulate it.’
So says a fisheries expert about the many dramatic changes in Maine’s fisheries over two centuries.
Posted inBusiness
Iconic power plant’s end spells doom for struggling coal industry
A coal plant in Kentucky has closed, marking a defeat for politicians who tried to keep it open.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
In Maine’s 200 years, man’s impact has altered the animal landscape
Since Maine became a state in 1820, some animals have disappeared, others arrived, and still others thrived – mostly due to human interference.