climate change

Research from the New England Forestry Foundation suggests there is potential to sequester and store even more carbon with improved forest management, conservation and expanded markets for wood — but it would take more investment to achieve.

To meet the demand for wind technicians, Northern Maine Community College launched the state's first — and still only — comprehensive training program. It started with a bang: nearly three dozen students enrolled. But in the years since, enrollment has plummeted.

As the state's wind power trailblazer, Mars Hill exposed some of the regulatory and legal pitfalls that can result when 400-foot-tall wind turbines are built near homes.

Salmon once spawned in the Meduxnekeag River in Aroostook County, and the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians is trying to bring them back by restoring not just a river, but an entire watershed.

Potatoes are far and away Maine's most lucrative crop, with a harvest valued at more than $200 million last year. But Aroostook County farmers are dealing with a new challenge: climate change, which has brought warmer and drier temperatures to northern Maine in recent years.

Wolfe's Neck Executive Director Dave Herring says the funds will allow the center to hire up to ten new staff to export climate-friendly, regenerative farming practices nationwide.

This summer's drought in southern and coastal Maine has prompted more farmers to seek help in replacing or installing new irrigation systems — and for those who haven't, it may just be a matter of time.

On Friday, the city of South Portland rolled out a new rebate program called Electrify Everything! The program offers rebates for residents who purchase electric equipment such as heat pumps, lawnmowers, and electric vehicles.

The Inflation Reduction Act approved by Congress last month includes $369 billion for energy security and climate change.

The past week has seen near-record heat across northern New England. A daily record was set in Portland, which saw three consecutive days of high temperatures above 90 degrees.