Peter McGuire
Climate ReporterPeter comes to Maine Public with more than a decade of experience in Maine journalism. He grew up in northwest Oxford County and earned degrees from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Boston University. He has covered municipal government, courts, the environment, transportation, labor, economic development and business for newspapers including the Portland Press Herald, Lewiston Sun Journal and Waterville Morning Sentinel. Peter lives in southern Maine with his spouse and dog. He likes to spend a lot of time outside.
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Monitors found 174 nesting pairs in the state, up from just a few dozen less than 20 years ago. -
The agency said an industry request to exempt pots and pans with nonstick coatings did not meet standards for unavoidable uses of forever chemicals. -
The suit wants to restore a cancelled program that helped protect communities from natural disasters. -
The electric utility wants regulators to approve a five-year plan that would increase its revenues by $450 million. -
The state says changes in the energy landscape have caused uncertainty in the ocean wind energy industry. -
Despite progress eliminating pipes that discharge mixed sewage and stormwater pollution remains a stubborn problem. -
The rule generally prohibits logging and roadbuilding in undeveloped areas. -
The state is unlikely to witness the same devastation but climate change is driving heavier rainfall and localized flooding. -
A new law rolls back incentives that helped Maine massively expand solar power farms. -
Authorities hope to stop the proliferation of unregulated structures in state waters.
