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Commentary: Regional coordination is key to tackling climate action in Maine The Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program is helping six York County towns address climate change impacts and advance resilience efforts. By Abbie Sherwin and Karina GraeterSpecial to the Press Herald Share Southern Maine is uniquely poised to advance meaningful climate action through bold leadership by our towns and the innovative approach of the Southern Maine Regional Sustainability and Resilience Program. Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Municipalities are o...

PHOENIX – Cancer screenings in the U.S. have plunged since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago, prompting health advocates to increase calls for the public to stop postponing these potentially life-saving procedures. More than one-third of adults have failed to receive recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic, according to “Cancer Won’t Wait and Neither Should You,” a bulletin published by the American Cancer Society and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Fear of getting COVID-19 at screening centers and job losses that have affected insuranc...

Feb. 22, 2021 Experts say more than a third of adults have not received recommended cancer screenings during the pandemic – in part due to fear of contracting COVID-19. That worries advocates, who now are urging Americans to get these potentially life-saving procedures. (Photo by Specialist 2nd Class Joseph Moon/U.S. Navy) PHOENIX – Cancer screenings in the U.S. have plunged since the start of the pandemic almost a year ago, prompting health advocates to increase calls for the public to stop postponing these potentially life-saving procedures. More than one-third of adults have failed t...

Report: More than 80,000 cancer diagnoses could be missed or delayed because of pandemic-related disruptions.

Plans are underway for a Civilian Climate Corps, mobilizing a “new generation of Americans to work conserving and restoring public lands and waters, increasing reforestation, increasing carbon sequestration in the agricultural sector, protecting biodiversity, improving access to recreation, and addressing the changing climate.” That sort of workforce could help struggling rural communities, like many in Maine, better prepare for weather extremes and rising seas. The new administration wants clean energy to revitalize the nation’s economy and infrastructure, and may use the budget recon...