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.
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The organizations say more regulation and oversight are needed as data centers proliferate across the country.
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Molly Enking/Courtesy of Troy CarterAs 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.
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The collaboration will focus on protecting Portland's working waterfront and coastal areas from sea level rise, as well as meeting sustainability goals like electrification. -
The state is making measurable progress on its climate action plan but says changes in federal policy present new challenges. -
Even though Maine waterways are shielded by state law advocates say the federal Clean Water Act provides a necessary backstop. -
Maine farmers can now apply for emergency loans from The United States Department of Agriculture. Maine has been gripped by an increasingly severe drought since August. And despite some late fall rain, the lack of water during the growing season has affected farmers' livelihoods. -
Developers allege a new law illegally cuts benefits to solar farms that are already operating. -
'Once in a generation' opportunity protects wildlife, working forest and recreation in western MaineWhat if there was a large landscape in northern New England where animals could migrate in a warming climate? Where development was prohibited but sustainable forestry was still allowed? Where outdoor recreation could continue alongside land set aside for wilderness? That's the goal of the Magalloway Conservation Initiative. -
The electricity transmission line will carry 1,200 megawatts of hydropower from Quebec to the New England grid. -
New electric supply contracts are set to increase household bills by $13-$17 a month according to the Maine Public Advocate
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Electric supply contracts selected by the Public Utilities Commission will increase residential customer bills by more than $130 a year. -
The New England-based Native Plant Trust has reached a milestone in an effort to bank 10 million seeds.
