climate change

Rising sea levels caused by overall warming temperatures and stronger and wetter storms are making coastal areas around the world more vulnerable to floods. Affordable housing sites that are projected to become more prone to such flooding can be found in six counties in Maine — Cumberland, Knox, Penobscot, Sagadahoc, Washington and York, according to an analysis by Climate Central, a not-for-profit science and journalism organization.

After more than a year of work by hundreds of Mainers, Gov. Janet Mills’ Climate Council released a roadmap on Tuesday for the state’s efforts to stall…

Anticipating the growing effects of climate change, the cities of Portland and South Portland have created what is being called a Joint Climate Action and…

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sara Gideon visited a South Portland solar power company Friday to unveil a broad set of climate policy goals she would…

A nonprofit tech company has released a powerful online tool for analyzing a property’s flood risks now and into the future.First Street Foundation’s…

Atmospheric and oceanographic scientists are just as concerned as anyone about helping their friends and family, the nation and the world make it through…

Maine Coast Heritage Trust, a Topsham-based conservation organization, is celebrating its 50th anniversary and the completion of a six-year campaign to…

The threat of climate change is forcing Maine to contemplate a future that relies increasingly on electricity: electricity to heat homes and cool them and…

Government scientists told the state's climate council Wednesday that Maine has been reducing its overall emissions of climate-warming pollution over the…

Last year's data collected by the agencies is the latest confirmation that the Earth is steadily getting hotter. The planet is now almost 1 degree Celsius warmer than it was in the mid-20th century.