Ongoing research suggests that Maine’s unique oceanographic features should help keep waters suitable for lobsters, and that continued conservation measures can keep the fishery resilient against future threats.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Peat is an excellent growing medium for garden plants. But its use threatens the global environment
The mining of peat hastens climate change.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine’s landmark recycling reform law will take years to implement
It could take 4 years for the state to craft detailed regulations that make big corporations shoulder the local cost of disposing of hard-to-recycle packaging they produce.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Why did the salamander cross the road? Waterville man has the answer
Greg LeClair, 26, founded Maine Big Night, a citizen-based science program that collects data on amphibian road crossings and deaths and seeks to find solutions to wildlife conservation, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Kennebec River dam owner dismisses state fish passage plan as counterproductive
Brookfield Renewable and the state disagree on a suitable solution to let endangered Atlantic salmon and other river-run fish pass the Shawmut Dam in Fairfield to reach spawning grounds in the Sandy River.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Sen. Susan Collins blocks NOAA nominee’s confirmation to protest new lobstering rules
Collins blocked the Senate confirmation of Jainey Kumar Bavishi to serve as an assistant secretary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State board to take up power line permit appeal in mid-July
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection rescheduled the meetings, originally set for this month, because of COVID-19 concerns.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: Nature is all around us
Book recommendations from readers.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
State environmental staffers back power line permit in advance of postponed board meeting
In recommendations to the Board of Environmental Protection, DEP staff rejected most of the arguments from power line critics. A meeting to discuss the appeals has been delayed due to COVID-19 concerns.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: Natives (and a few others) to grow in your shade garden
A shade garden needn’t be a poor stepchild to the sunnier spots. Here are some suggestions for what to plant.