Lawmakers consider banning chemicals common in food packaging

Concerns are growing about the health effects of both PFAS and phthalates, but manufacturers and others say a blanket prohibition is an overreach.

Two Earth Day beers to be released Saturday in Portland

Foundation Brewing and Orono Brewing will release IPAs at an event at The Thirsty Pig. Proceeds will benefit local clean water projects.

South Portland presses DEP officials for help monitoring emissions from oil tanks

DEP chief Gerald Reid says he'll help the city establish an air quality monitoring program but resources are limited after eight years of ‘starvation’ under former Gov. Paul LePage.

Statewide ban on foam food and beverage containers moves forward

The House and Senate have given preliminary approval to a bill to prohibit most restaurants, coffee shops and other businesses from using foam food and beverage containers.

Birding: Despite climate change, one habitat critical for breeding birds is mostly intact

We need to preserve the North American Boreal Forest.

Commentary: Reasons for supporting CMP plan overlooked amid baseless criticism

The proposal will carry new electricity and reduce carbon emissions, while treading lightly on the Maine woods.

New England Clean Energy Connect: The myths and the facts

Maine Med gets $2.2 million grant to study potential link between common chemicals and teenage obesity

The research will look into possible relationships between childhood obesity and osteoporosis among children exposed to PFAS.

EPA lawsuit over South Portland oil tanks raises neighborhood fears

Disagreement between federal and state regulators leaves people who live near petroleum tanks in South Portland feeling violated and poisoned.

Proposed ban on offshore oil and gas drilling endorsed by Maine committee

But some question the value of a bill to prohibit oil and gas exploration in state-owned waters that are devoid of oil and gas reserves.