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73-year-old Susan Collins has been a senator for decades. She only just disclosed a benign essential tremor

“The tremor is occasionally inconvenient, and sometimes the subject of cruel comments online, but it does not hinder my ability to work."

07.05.2026 10

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Patrick Whittle

Maine is getting Loony again as population of beloved bird doubles since 1983

Maine Audubon said it estimated a population for the southern half of Maine of 3,174 adult loons and 568 chicks: "We're cautiously optimistic."

14.12.2025 10

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Patrick Whittle

The eel wars: Japan and America fight tooth and nail against new protections as some freshwater populations plunge over 90% from the 1980s

Mitchell Feigenbaum, one of America's largest eel dealers, decries “an international body dominated by volunteer scientists and unelected...

30.11.2025 10

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Patrick Whittle

‘The color is just not going to be there this year for some hillsides’: Autumn leaf peeping pegged back by drought, climate change

Brad Rippey, USDA meteorologist and author of the drought monitor, says the the Northeast and western U.S. have been hit especially hard.

14.10.2025 10

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Why Republicans are trying to roll back a law that has protected whales, seals and other sea animals for over 50 years

It depends on what you mean by protection and harassment, and what will be good for the fishing industry and the wider economy.

12.10.2025 10

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Fecal matter could spoil your last summer beach escape

Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels...

30.08.2025 10

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Patrick Whittle

Climate change means more great white sharks in the waters of New England every summer

'It's crazy that they are around, as fishermen and surfers, and something we have to accept."

24.08.2025 20

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Osprey lovers cry foul at fishing industry’s billion-pound annual haul of bird’s precious food source

“The osprey are yelling pretty loudly that, 'Hey, there's not enough menhaden for us to reproduce successfully,'” says Bryan Watts of the College...

13.07.2025 10

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Patrick Whittle

Trump is loosening red tape to help America’s $20 billion seafood trade deficit. Conservation groups worry overfishing could unravel the ocean’s ‘safety net’

Trump's executive order drew praise from commercial fishing groups and condemnation from environmental organizations.

19.04.2025 10

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Patrick Whittle