Climate and environmental news coverage by the Maine Public News Team
Climate change is happening here, right now in Maine —and its effects are resonating in social and economic issues around housing, energy costs, health, immigration, food systems and more.
Maine Public reports on these changes every week across our platforms, and all that work starts at the Climate Desk. Maine Public’s in-depth reporting on these crucial stories documents how our world is changing and explores the latest thinking on adapting to the changes taking place around us.
Maine Public’s statewide reach and trusted, balanced journalism positions our newsroom to cover complex stories like Maine’s changing climate. Find the latest in climate news in Maine here, at Maine Public’s Climate Desk. Check it out below.
Maine Public's Climate Desk is made possible through the generous support of Bigelow Laboratory, Lee Auto Malls, University of New England, Horizon Foundation, Jane's Trust, Maine Community Foundation, Maine Woodland Owners, Curtis and Edith Munson Foundation, the Onion Foundation, the Orchard Foundation, the UniBob Fund, and Maine Public's viewers and listeners.
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courtesy of Third Act MaineThe state's public retirement system says actively selling off fossil fuel assets could threaten the financial interests of its members. -
Early snowfall was washed away by a December rainstorm leaving icy, hazardous conditions.
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As the ground freezes, it becomes harder for underground aquafers to refill with rain or snow runoff. -
The Public Utilities Commission selected five projects to produce power through a multistate competitive bidding process. -
The award replaces a funding package for "climate smart forestry" that was terminated by the Trump administration. -
The Maine Public Utilities Commission made significant changes to a program that could add more than 20,000 participants. -
Organizations across the state received awards in the first year of Maine's trail program. -
A federal judge has ruled that the Trump Administration unlawfully ended a Federal Emergency Management Agency program designed to help states prepare for and mitigate the effects of natural disasters. -
Walden Renewables developed the Mousam River Solar Project on 140 acres of privately owned parcels. It went online in late October. -
A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled the administration illegally ordered a halt to new ocean wind power development. -
The organizations say more regulation and oversight are needed as data centers proliferate across the country.
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As the Gulf of Maine warms due to climate change, invasive sea squirts have become a major issue for the aquaculture industry, weighing down equipment and colonizing underwater surfaces.
