As a species, we seem to be spectacularly resistant to the cautionary lessons of history. Humans began using lead several thousand years ago. But we are still trying to address the use of lead in close proximity to children today. READ MORE
One of the things that we all seem to share living in Maine is a sensibility about spending money. But when it comes to the nuclear arms budget, this is farthest from the truth. With over 4,000 warheads in the US stockpile, including 1,400 that are currently deployed, we have more than enough to keep …
If there is one thing in Maine we can all agree about, it is protecting children, no matter where they live. Here in Lewiston, I see examples of that every day — from laws to protect our kids from secondhand smoke to keeping them safe in car seats. Today, our children are holding active shooter …
The CDC says rising temperatures are partly to blame for the tripling of mosquito, tick, and flea-borne illnesses from 2004 to 2016, but Maine’s governor, a climate skeptic, is tying health officials’ hands By Kristen LombardiFatima Bhojani 5:55 am, August 6, 2018 Updated: 3:29 pm, August 8, 2018 Maine’s invasion came early this year. In …
World leaders should focus on how to use diplomacy, not threats of nuclear annihilation, in addressing the dark path begun 73 years ago. Recent events have brought into focus the merits and liabilities of a national security policy built on the threat to kill millions of innocent civilians with nuclear weapons. While in South Korea, …
Chemicals can be as troubling as the threatening insects because both are linked to disease and illness. The recently released results of a Critical Insights poll show that over 80 percent of voters in Maine are concerned about the increased spread of insect-borne diseases like Lyme related to our changing climate. If folks haven’t been outdoors much …
The Forecaster Letter to the editor from Mark Follansbee on a proposed law that would protect Maine’s solar industry. “New rules, which will be implemented in just a few months, impose an additional fee for using energy that homeowners generate themselves. This undermines the economic incentives for residential-scale solar installations and, in turn, threatens an …
Portland Press Herald Letter to the editor from Mark Follansbee on a proposed bill to protect Maine’s growing solar industry from new fees. “New rules that will be implemented in just a few months impose an additional fee for using energy that homeowners generate themselves. This undermines the economic incentives for residential-scale solar installations, and, …
Bangor Daily News Op-ed by physician Janis Petzel on the repeal of the Clean Water Rule and proposed cuts to EPA’s budget. “Weakening clean water protections harms Maine and its people. A healthy environment leads to better health from a medical perspective, but it is also the basis for a healthy economy. Maine depends on …
Bangor Daily News Op-ed from Peter Wilk, MD and Constance Jordan, MSN, ANP, PMHNP on what we can do to prevent nuclear war. “Mainers are joining in the urgent effort to lead us back from the brink of nuclear catastrophe. A growing group of Maine health professional and religious organizations, including the Maine Council of …