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The unanimous committee vote came one day after Maine's Board of Environmental Protection rejected a controversial proposal for Maine to adopt California's "clean cars" standards requiring automakers to sell more electric vehicles.
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Supporters want Maine to join other states that have adopted California's "clean cars" standards, which require carmakers in increase the percentage of electric vehicles sold in a state. But opponents questioned whether Maine is ready for a dramatic transition to EVs.
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Nearly 50 acres of marshland along the upper York River is newly protected under a conservation deal.
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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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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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Monday's storm that brought heavy wind and rain to Maine is the kind of event that scientists say is becoming more common as climate change warms the planet.
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The state is ahead of its heat pump installation goals, but the shift to electric vehicles has been slower than hoped statewide.
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Growers rely on the map, which delineates different plant hardiness zones based on average minimum temperatures over a 30-year period. It had not been updated for 11 years.
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Three different invasive plants have been discovered on Cobbossee Lake since 2018, including Eurasian water milfoil and its better-known relative, variable leaf milfoil. Climate change is helping such invasives spread on Maine lakes and streams.
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This week, a Montana judge sided with 16 young plaintiffs in their landmark court case against the state over its climate policies. Young climate activists in Maine say they're encouraged by the ruling.