environment Archives - The Portland Press Herald

Commentary: You probably had plastic for breakfast

by Faye Flam Bloomberg Opinion November 6, 2018November 5, 2018

Small bits of plastic are getting into us, though this was long suspected given that much of what we eat and drink is stored or served in it.

by Tom Atwell November 4, 2018November 1, 2018

2018 brought too few red peppers, too many ravenous squirrels, and the perfect number of pretty poppies.

The most common prescription is to go local and go outdoors, mental health professionals say.

Kim Perry started working with essential oils and herbs 20 years ago.

The midterms will be over soon, and the Natural Resources Council of Maine is ready to talk about the path forward.

by Christine Burns Rudalevige November 4, 2018May 15, 2026

Our Green Plate Special columnist compares and contrasts two cookbooks on food waste, one from 2018, the other from 1975.

by Timothy L. O'Brien Bloomberg Opinion November 4, 2018November 2, 2018

Ryan Zinke’s travails intensify as the Justice Department probes whether he ‘used his office to help himself.’

by Lyvia Gaewsky Special to the Press Herald November 2, 2018November 1, 2018

Improved water-treatment infrastructure will aid in preventing untreated, nitrogen-filled sewage from reaching our waterways.

by Elizabeth Clemente The Forecaster November 1, 2018November 1, 2018

Democrat Rep. Ralph Tucker is seeking a third term representing part of Brunswick, while his Republican opponent has raised no campaign money.

by Frank Kummer Tribune News Service October 30, 2018

The World Wildlife Fund says it’s ‘time to balance our consumption with the needs of nature, and to protect the only planet that is our home.’