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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Maine regulators found the sawmill was polluting a nearby stream and groundwater.
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Congress has set aside $23 million to build a jetty near the coastal neighborhood to lessen wave damage and sand loss. -
Land preservation was required under state permits for the company's transmission line bringing power from Quebec to the New England grid. -
The Public Utilities Commission intends to incorporate greenhouse gas emissions in decisions on infrastructure and contracts. -
A project supporter says Maine's grant is the only one of its type terminated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. -
Commissioners recommend dozens of policy proposals to prepare Maine for future storms and flooding. -
The experimental platform will be moored off Castine for 18 months to collect data on the technology. -
Supporters say the law would hold the biggest greenhouse gas polluters accountable for damages from harmful climate change. -
Two climate superfund proposals would fund adaption projects in the state. -
Homeowners can get streamlined permitting if they use biodegradable materials and native plants.
