Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.
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Threatened by climate change, a California winemaker switches to carbon farming
Robin Lail hopes more vineyards join her.
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Whale scientists fire back – with science – at critics of new lobstering rules
Marine biologists disagree with a judge’s decision to block a seasonal closure in the Gulf of Maine and say there are ample data to justify the closure.
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Amazon, Ikea and other big companies commit to zero-emission shipping by 2040
Unilever, Michelin and Patagonia are also among the pledges.
Posted inNation / World
EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic PFAS
The Biden administration is launching a wide-ranging strategy to regulate toxic industrial compounds used in products including cookware, carpets and firefighting foams.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
One crucial mile creates wide gap for power line project
The New England Clean Energy Connect project’s future could hinge on whether it can cross over a short section of public land.
Posted inMaine, News
Maine to investigate more than 500 sludge sites for contamination by ‘forever chemicals’
With $30 million in state funding, officials plan an unprecedented effort to test sites statewide for chemicals known as PFAS and assist people affected by the pollution.
Posted inNation / World
White House proposes reversing Trump rule, restoring key parts of landmark environmental law
The move to change how the government reviews pipelines, highways and other projects under the National Environmental Policy Act would reverse a significant rollback by the Trump administration.
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Canadian dam owner sues Maine over alleged effort to remove 4 Kennebec River dams
Brookfield Renewable argues state agencies are violating a binding river management agreement in their fight over the future of Atlantic salmon.
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Maine lobstermen sue federal regulators over right whale restrictions
Their trade association says the federal government used flawed science to develop a whale protection plan that poses grave harm to the lobster industry.