Opinion: Stops and starts in Maine’s race to decarbonize

Five years ago, I published “A New Energy Policy Direction for Maine: A Pathway to a Zero-Carbon Economy by 2050.” The pathway I set out in my report was reaffirmed by work done by the Governor’s Energy Office in its report issued earlier this year, “Maine …

Opinion: Maine teachers should embrace nature-based education

It was a perfect spring day in May as my students settled onto their stools, made of overturned plastic buckets. In our outdoor classroom, I planned to use the nature surrounding us to teach them how to order adjectives. Suddenly, a cheeky gray squirrel …

Letter: Wishing Maine a belated happy 205th birthday

Happy birthday, Maine! At 205 years, you’re still young. Still strong. Still fun. Still beautiful. No public fanfare again, eh? And, too bad it went unnoticed (again) by the Maine Trust for Local News (March 15). We always remember to toast our beloved …

Opinion: Telehealth expansion is a must for the health of Maine

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic brought a surge in remote health care services. Telehealth has been a creative, transformative way to receive and to practice health care in Maine. As a former registered nurse and a current chronically ill person, I …

Trump demands apology from Maine governor after clash over trans athlete ban

The Maine Millennial: Doctor’s deportation is a warning shot

A few weeks ago I had my two-year follow-up appointment relating to my kidney donation. Technically it was sort of a two-year-and-four-months follow-up, because I kept forgetting to schedule it; most days I forget I only have one kidney now. I’m happy to …

Maine butterfly species among those experiencing fastest declines

Seven butterfly species found in Maine are experiencing some of the fastest population declines in the U.S. These species, with fanciful names like Dreamy Duskywing and Coral Hairstreak, saw their population decline by more than half over two decades and …

Industry-backed lawmakers lead effort to further loosen regulation of medical cannabis in Maine

In last year’s campaign cycle, Sen. Craig Hickman of Winthrop and Rep. David Boyer of Poland each received more than $10,000 in campaign donations from the medical cannabis lobby. It was more than half of Boyer’s total campaign cash, and about a third of …

Maine reporter May Craig was a pioneer for women covering Washington politics

May Craig’s list of accomplishments over a 40-year career in journalism would be pretty impressive even if a section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had not been named for her. The “May Craig Amendment” prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of …

Maine mobile home owners are pushing back against private investors

For four years, residents of Bowdoin’s Mountain View Estates mobile home park have approached Aug. 1 with a mounting sense of dread. It’s the day they find out how much they’ll have to pay to rent the land their homes sit on and, for many residents already …