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Climate change is happening here, right now in Maine. It has begun to amplify challenges in society such as housing, energy affordability, health, immigration and food security.
Maine Public reports on these changes every week over each of our platforms, and all that work starts at the Climate Desk. Maine Public’s in-depth reporting on these crucial stories details how our world is changing and explores new thinking on what we can all do to help mitigate and adapt to the changes taking place around us.
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This summer, York and Cumberland Counties will update floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time in years. The maps show that hundreds of additional property owners may face flood risks.
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Several environmental groups have filed suit against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for failing to slash carbon emissions as required by state law.
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How meteorologists make weather predictions, and how Maine's climate is changing
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State and municipal leaders are trying to figure out how they can better prepare for more weather extremes. An emergency meeting of the Maine Climate Council was called Tuesday after three winter storms inundated coastal and riverfront communities within just one month.
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Nearly 50 acres of marshland along the upper York River is newly protected under a conservation deal.
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Many Mainers say they're used to enduring strong storms, but the last three — within the span of one month — serve as evidence of change. Many acknowledge they will need to prepare for more weather extremes, more quickly than they had planned.
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The council will then devise strategies to increase Maine's resiliency to future storms, and will consider strategies used in other states.
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The solar panels are expected to move Acadia toward net-zero emissions by generating more than 50% of the new facility's energy use.
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This is the third storm-related flooding to occur in a month, with storms on Dec. 18, Jan. 10, and Jan. 13. Andy Cutko, the Director of the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands, says he's never seen storms this frequent or intense.
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Gov. Janet Mills is asking President Joe Biden to issue a major disaster declaration in Maine for the Dec. 18 storm that caused severe flooding.
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The new grants will go toward creating partnerships between more than half a dozen school districts and community organizations, with a focus on the outdoors and the effects of climate change.
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In the quest for climate solutions, Maine entrepreneurs are banking on biochar, a charcoal-like substance. They say it can bind up carbon for decades, and improve agricultural soils at the same time.