environment
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry
Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to 'fished out.'
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Sorta, kinda gardening resolutions for the new year
Don't sweat the small stuff, columnist Tom Atwell vows to himself, but do play a part in fixing the big, ominous environmental picture.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Pollute less, profit more: How Maine industry is rewarded for cutting down emissions and wastewater
A state tax exemption benefits industrial companies for cutting down on pollution but also draws millions of dollars away from small-town tax revenue, and never expires.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2023
Plant your garden in ways that help foster Pollinator Pathways
That's also the name of a nonprofit that is helping gardeners do just that.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2023
EPA offers $2 billion to clean up pollution, develop clean energy in poor communities
Officials say about 150 community-driven projects are expected to win grants ranging from $10 million to $20 million each.
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PublishedNovember 20, 2023
Impasse over shoreland zoning violations at Sebago Lake leads to legislative action
State Sen. Tim Nangle sponsored two bills to offer relief to municipalities, plus the ability to deny permits to applicants with unresolved shoreland zoning violations.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
$1.6 million on the line for Wiscasset in dispute over nuclear waste facility
A state statute rewards companies for limiting pollution at the cost of the towns where they’re located. For Wiscasset, the price tag could be in the millions.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2023
How to help the environment? Farmers and food enthusiasts have ideas
Three no-nonsense nonfiction books offer helpful tips for making a difference.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2023
A new book explains how to read the natural landscape
Step 1, biologist Noah Charney writes in 'These Trees Tell a Story,' is to slow down.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2023
Greenland’s ice shelves hold back sea level rise. There are just 5 left
Losses of ice from Greenland have caused about 17 percent of observed sea level rise between the years 2006 and 2018, and if the remaining five collapse, the northern hemisphere will have lost all its shelves.
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