Climate and environmental news coverage by the Maine Public News Team
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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.
Maine Public’s statewide reach and trusted, balanced journalism uniquely equips us 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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Data collected from buoys placed in the Gulf of Maine show that over the last six months, deep water temperatures are noticeably lower than the long-term average.
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New maps show that seven neighborhoods will be particularly vulnerable to flooding during three broad scenarios — daily high tides, the occasional astronomical, or "king" tide, and major storms — within the next 25 to 75 years.
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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.
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As Mainers mopped up from the storm Thursday, U.S. Sen. Angus King of Maine called for more aggressive climate action.
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Maine will construct more than seventy charging locations thanks to a $15 million federal grant awarded on Thursday. The program is part of the Biden Administration's plan to create a national network of electric vehicle — or "EV" — chargers.
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The state says climate change is causing flooding in areas outside of federal flood maps.
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The Board of Environmental Protection might also recommend that the Legislature review any future changes to vehicle emissions standards, although that would not likely apply to the current, controversial proposal.
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The Endangered Species Act has brought some conspicuous successes to Maine, but some species face increasing threats from the effects of climate change.
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Nirav Shah with the US CDC discusses the impacts that climate change can have on public health (rebroadcast)
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The 4-megawatt turbines will have 250-foot blades reaching as high as 650 feet. The company says the project will be able to generate 126 megawatts of clean energy — enough to power the equivalent of more than 37,000 average homes per year.