9+ min ago  (729+ words) Most homeowners don't think about their drains until something goes wrong. A slow drain, a strange smell, or, worse, a full backup usually serves as the wake-up call. By that point, the damage is often already done. What many people…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (1776+ words) Listen below or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. In an increasingly destabilized world, farmers and food systems are in crisis. But agriculture is also contributing to this instability, driving climate change and biodiversity collapse, harming…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (330+ words) Originally published April 20, 2023 Chris Trump grew up on a 750-acre family macadamia nut farm in Hawaii. His dad took over the farm in 1988, and by the time Chris joined the business in the early 2000s, it was struggling. Profits were low,…...

23+ min ago  (387+ words) There is a familiar pattern that emerges from the conversations around us. Experts speak with confidence. Problems are clearly defined. Solutions seem to have a one-to-one correspondence with those problems. And all of us are just peeping out of the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (351+ words) For 140 years, the blare of the train horns has been a familiar part of life for Treasure Valley residents. In downtown Caldwell, the trains announce themselves with a shattering 100-decibel wave of sound. The noise pauses conversations, interrupts performances at…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (1181+ words) An overgrown stretch of unused railway between Collier and Lee counties is slated to become part of the Bonita Estero Rail Trail, a planned 11. 4-mile path for walkers, runners and cyclists. Collier County is finalizing an $11. 64 million contract to purchase…...

50+ min ago  (115+ words) A study reveals that global warming is weakening sea-land breezes, threatening coastal cities' climate and air quality. During the day, land heats faster than the sea, pulling cool air onshore. At night, the land cools faster, so the air flows…...

30+ min ago  (566+ words) Maine's top source for news and information. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. With a The Portland Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles…...

33+ min ago  (261+ words) Angela Twitchell is senior director of community and government relations at Maine Coast Heritage Trust. Matt Markot is executive director of Loon Echo Land Trust and incoming chair of the Maine Land Trust Network. This network represents the highest number…...

39+ min ago  (186+ words) Residents in parts of Metro Manila were advised to wear face masks after "very unhealthy" levels of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) were recorded on Sunday, April 19. PM2. 5 refers to tiny solid particles and liquid droplets in the air measuring 2. 5 micrometers or smaller…...