Even plastic-bag-toting shoppers favor ban

Maine lawmakers give environmental efforts big green light

From bans on plastic bags and Styrofoam containers to boosts for solar and other renewable energy, the climate in the Maine Legislature this session was decidedly pro-environment.

Backing lobstermen, Rep. Golden seeks to withhold funds for right whale protections

Rep. Pingree co-sponsors the amendment, as Golden argues that a scientific tool used to assess the lobster industry's risk to right whales has not been subject to 3rd-party review.