environment

Published
July 7, 2016

Letter to the editor: For fragile shore and more, let’s end fireworks displays

Fireworks on our exquisite beach Monday night gave powerful concussive assaults for what seemed to be a very long show. Tuesday at 6 a.m., the smell of gunpowder lingered, but from a distance the beach appeared clean. As I neared the waterline, though, there were hundreds of tubes and “plugs” left there earlier by the […]
Published
July 3, 2016

A hurricane helps whet a Unity College student’s appetite for water work

Rae-Ann MacLellan-Hurd received a $50,000 fellowship for her environmental research.
Published
June 19, 2016

Paul Jessen’s the man who helps Tom’s of Maine stay green

And for this Yale School of Management graduate that means more than just the minty fresh way.
Published
June 12, 2016

Colorful visiting birds add a lot to your garden

Native landscaping can provide a buffet that attracts birds.
Published
June 8, 2016

LePage offers to meet with leader of Natural Resources Council of Maine

But the way the invitation is announced – and the response from the group's executive director – highlights the chilly relations between the governor and Maine's largest environmental group.
Published
May 20, 2016

U.N. cites rise in animal-to-human diseases

The U.N. Environment Agency's Frontiers report also spotlights the threat to human health posed by accumulation of toxins in food crops and the alarming amount of plastic waste in the oceans.
Published
May 8, 2016

Let go of the eco-guilt and start composting, already!

But you may feel some caloric guilt over this deliciously rich recipe for lemon posset.
Published
February 17, 2016

As solar power grows in Maine, so does tension over its future shape and direction

Many homeowners and small businesses could someday generate and store their own power, and leave a grid long controlled by utilities and energy companies.
Published
April 12, 2015

Meet the Source Awards judging committee

A diverse group of six sifted the nominations.
Published
February 28, 2011

Maine and BPA: a brief history

AUGUSTA -- Gov. Paul LePage's proposed repeal of Maine's efforts to restrict bisphenol A, a chemical that state health agencies concluded poses a health risk to babies, will likely test his ability to pass controversial measures, even though Republicans control the Legislature.