Down to Earth http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ en-us dmcnabb@pressherald.com 2008-06-27T20:03:32-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 Go figure: Small change can make big difference http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/029576.html Here’s an interesting suggestion for saving gasoline, your bank account and the environment: Forget about how many miles per gallon your car gets. A couple... 29576@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ cars and trucks 2008-06-27T20:03:32-05:00 Biking to work: Have pros overtaken cons? http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/029268.html So you’re thinking about dusting off the old bike and pedaling to work. There are a number of good reasons, including $4 per gallon gasoline,... 29268@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Alternative energy 2008-06-20T19:52:51-05:00 Wall Street exec faces hefty wetland fine http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/029030.html A wealthy Wall Street executive and his wife are facing a fine of as much as $157,500 for filling 1.5 acres of wetland when expanding... 29030@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ wetlands 2008-06-17T12:24:18-05:00 Coastal communities serious about reducing pesticides http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/028884.html A rebellion against lawn pesticides may be sprouting on the Maine coast. Four coastal communities have adopted an ordinance or a policy to ban the... 28884@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Toxics 2008-06-13T18:38:21-05:00 New low in search for chemical pollution http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/028692.html It was surprising enough in March when a Maine researcher found traces of industrial chemicals in bird eggs collected from all corners of the state.... 28692@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Pollution 2008-06-11T13:29:11-05:00 Stellwagen Bank plan http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/028190.html The future of New England’s only national marine sanctuary is up in the air, and Mainers will have their chance to weigh in during a... 28190@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Marine sanctuaries 2008-06-04T10:38:58-05:00 Endangered: Staffing cuts threaten Maine’s wildlife refuges http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/027973.html Maine’s national wildlife refuges have gotten used to a lack of money for biological studies, maintenance and other projects. Now they’re dealing with staffing cuts... 27973@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Wildlife 2008-05-30T18:29:36-05:00 Beavers among wildlife able to migrate to islands http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/027615.html It’s not unusual for mainlanders to head over to Peaks Island or some other Casco Bay community in hopes of making a home or raising... 27615@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Wildlife 2008-05-23T17:38:35-05:00 Maine anti-toxics activists shift attention to D.C. http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/027390.html Now that Maine’s Legislature has stepped up regulation of toxic chemicals in consumer products, the state’s environmental health advocates are hoping the momentum carries over... 27390@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Toxics 2008-05-20T16:19:34-05:00 McKin shows that Superfund sites can't be forgotten http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/027208.html Terry Connelly remembers clipping out a 2002 newspaper headline declaring an end to the long-running saga of the McKin toxic waste site in Gray. It... 27208@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Pollution 2008-05-16T17:10:15-05:00 Time, finally, to ditch the car? http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/026826.html Commute Another Way Week starts Monday. People who give their cars a rest and bike, walk or ride the bus to work will once again... 26826@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Global warming 2008-05-09T17:20:05-05:00 Legislature votes green http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/025479.html When Gov. John Baldacci made a stop in South Portland last week to honor military veterans, he said only something that important would get him... 25479@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ new laws 2008-04-15T15:22:25-05:00 Making you think before you flush http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/025276.html At the University of Southern Maine in Portland, whenever nature calls, the toilets answer back. Stickers posted above toilets around campus say, “I’m not a... 25276@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Water quality 2008-04-11T17:38:22-05:00 Deer population imperiled by brutal winter http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/024868.html A big life and death struggle is quietly taking place in Maine’s woods right now. White-tailed deer are trying to survive one of the longest... 24868@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ Wildlife 2008-04-04T18:56:31-05:00 Ocean noise may be giving whales more than a headache http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/024647.html The ocean is becoming a noisy place. At least it is for marine animals that rely on their hearing – and a little piece and... 24647@http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/news/environment/ ocean noise 2008-04-01T13:37:58-05:00