** SUSTAINABILITY WATER QUALITY

Tracking Groundwater in Maine

As published in blogs.cdc.gov /Picture credit: Alvis Taurens / Unsplash In Maine, more than half of all homes rely on private wells for drinking water. Many wells have levels of arsenic, uranium, or other chemicals that can cause serious health effects such as cancer or low birth weight. These contaminants can only be detected through […]

** CLIMATE CHANGE SUSTAINABILITY

Maine Gardener: Climate change comes to your own backyard

What should you do to keep your plants healthy and thriving despite the heat and extremes? Picture credit: Benjamin Combs/Unsplash This article was written by Tom Atwel. From his Facebook page, we learned that Tom has worked for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram since 1974, retiring as a copy editor in October 2011. He […]