Regulatory failings underlying the PFAS crisis were evident 60 years ago and are more pronounced today.
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A Mainer goes to Qatar for soccer — and finds a fascination with the United States
It was a long way from the Ri Ra pub in the Old Port in Portland, but the games and the culture of the Persian Gulf nation were intense.
Column: Who should pay for climate damage?
Environmentalists are frustrated as questions swirl about who should pay for climate damage caused by fossil fuel emissions.
Column: As November 8 approaches, we must prepare to vote conscientiously
For immigrants, especially those who are new here, the U.S. democratic system is complicated and mysterious.
A look at how Maine’s schools could improve teaching of immigrant kids
Maine school systems have abundant resources to offer, though many immigrant families are unaware of the resources available to help students succeed.
Seabirds are on the rise on islands off Maine’s coast
After a devastating year caused in large part by climate change, a rapid resurgence in 2022 has research teams ecstatic.
William S. Cohen: In this time of stress, we must cling to our American principles and virtues
In a column for The Maine Monitor, the former senator and defense secretary says, “We cannot accept the proposition that a president of the United States cannot be charged with a crime while he is in or out of office.”
Can’t save the forest for the trees: Confronting the loss of species that define Maine woodlands
The decline of beech, ash and hemlock will transform forest ecosystems, disrupt wildlife and exacerbate the climate crisis.
A sitting president labeled me an ‘enemy’. Has America lost its ‘shared values’?
Sen. George McGovern, during his run for President five decades ago, urged ‘Come home, America’ — but it didn’t.
A tangle of plastic pollution ties back to our clothes
Discovering sources of — and solutions for — the microfibers entering soils and waters.
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