Viewpoint: Why proposed PFAS chemical bans might do more harm than good

Viewpoint: Why proposed PFAS chemical bans might do more harm than good

David Clement | Bangor Daily News |
News broke last month that 3M has agreed to pay out $10.3 billion in settlement payments in response to lawsuits ...
Forest of the future: Maine conservationists plant American genetically modified chestnut trees in hopes of reviving near-dead species

Forest of the future: Maine conservationists plant American genetically modified chestnut trees in hopes of reviving near-dead species

Though some are still scattered across the country, the [American] chestnut has been functionally extinct for 70 years.  But science ...
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Maine approves 3 genetically engineered blight resistant potatoes that reduce pesticide use

With little fanfare, the Maine Board of Pesticides Control unanimously approved ... the registration of three new types of genetically ...

Can humans healthily live to 150?

Meg Haskell | Bangor Daily News |
The GLP aggregated and excerpted this blog/article to reflect the diversity of news, opinion and analysis. [W]hile a long life ...
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Maine GMO labeling bill harmful to industry, not based on science

Gordon Colby | Bangor Daily News |
Should GMO labeling be mandated by state governments? According to a new article, this issue should be decided by regular ...

Give consumers a choice and label genetically modified foods

Bangor Daily News |
The following is an excerpt. At first we were skeptical about requiring the labeling of genetically modified food in Maine, ...

Don’t label genetically modified foods

Lauchlin Titus | Bangor Daily News |
The following is an excerpt. Foods derived from crops improved through biotechnology have been subjected to more scrutiny than any ...