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I submit that the candidate who best meets the critical tests for Portland mayor is Andrew Zarro. He knows housing leads the list of our city’s needs. Zarro has policy ideas for promoting real housing beyond emergency shelters. His positive and collaborative work with the current council has earned him the endorsement of the current […]

You don’t have to imagine it. It’s an idea called carbon fee and dividend, or carbon cashback. And it’s already in effect in Canada. And Canadians love it.

I agree with Peter Monro, writing in these pages on Feb. 26, that the best place we Mainers can effect meaningful change on climate policy is at the national level. Monro could have also written that, according to modeling by Rhodium, the Inflation Reduction Act recently passed in Congress is projected to get us only […]

Peter Monro’s Feb. 26 op-ed is certainly correct that, locally, we have done well – and that national action is needed. However, he does exactly nothing except wag his finger. I would ask Mr. Monro what exactly he is doing on a national level to advocate for climate change. One reason we are effective locally […]

Peter Monro’s Feb. 26 column provides an important insight: No matter how good Maine’s climate policies and actions are, nationwide emissions dwarf those produced in our state. Therefore, what we need is a federal policy to curb emissions. Monro further notes that the membership of our senators, Angus King and Susan Collins, in the Senate […]

Maine could have outsize influence on U.S. climate policy, if we only chose to direct our efforts toward meaningful federal reform.

Peter Monro re-created a volunteer group called Stewards of the Western Cemetery in Portland, Maine.

The Stewards of the Western Cemetery is hoping that young people will take an interest in preserving the history.

AP file In this file photo made July 14, 2009, wind turbines line a ridge on Stetson Mountain in Washington County, Maine. President Joe Biden is inviting world leaders to join him later this week for a virtual climate summit, where the president is expected to announce a new, lower target for U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. The reduction is seen as essential for slowing climate change. Biden has also pledged to adopt new regulations for fossil fuel producers but, so far, he has not signaled sup...