“No Mow May” is one of many steps needed to make cultivated landscapes more ecological.
Environment
Browntail moths returning, but scientists are working to limit their spread
Although there are reasons for optimism, Mainers should be prepared to deal with the pesky insect again this summer.
What if the trees didn’t fall in the forest?
Why Maine’s large landowners aren’t participating in carbon offset programs, and what might happen if they did.
Maine company plans to bring tidal power back to Eastport
The device would be part of a microgrid aimed at bringing backup power to the area’s chain of bridged islands.
Maine network mentors activists working on clean energy transition
A Mount Desert Island climate group launches an effort to foster knowledge-sharing among local activists statewide.
Pembroke residents push back against mining company’s plans
Concerns over Wolfden Resources’ ability to protect the environment leads to the opposition to silver mining.
A statewide look at Maine’s natural beauty from our newsletter subscribers
They say a picture paints 1,000 words. These photos from our newsletter subscribers attest to that as they helped us showcase the way of life in Maine.
Isle au Haut, after exploring cutting-edge microgrid, unlikely to cut cable after all
The Maine island looked into innovative, independent power sources. In the end, residents worried about reliability, cost and unproven technology.
‘Forever chemicals’ on farmland are a slow-motion disaster
Maine is at the forefront of a national reckoning about how devastating and costly land application of sewage sludge can be.
Plastics’ combustion may create surge in waste-to-energy plants’ climate emissions
Incineration of plastics containing ‘forever chemicals’ could be generating potent greenhouse gas emissions, but testing methods are not yet in place.
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