Instead of focusing on denialism, climate misinformation is getting local, focused on extreme weather events tied to a changing climate.
2021
Posted inNation & World
Biden is convening a global virtual summit as U.S. returns to climate fight
The U.S. is looking to such allies as Japan and Canada to announce their own intensified climate efforts, hoping that will spur China and others to slow building of coal-fired power plants and otherwise chill their smokestacks.
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Posted inMaine
Mainers’ lawsuit will challenge 30-year-old legal standard for public access to private beaches
The case revives the fight that resulted in 2 rulings in the 1980s, when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found that beachfront property owners own all the way to the low tide line.
Posted inMaine, News
New interactive map shows mass transit routes to vaccine providers in southern Maine
COVID-19 vaccine providers are highlighted on bus, train and ferry routes throughout Cumberland and York counties.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, New England, News
FBI warns of telephone scammers, posing as federal agents, who bilked 44 Mainers
The agency’s Boston Division says it’s seeing an increase in reports about scammers targeting residents of Maine and other New England states through unsolicited, often spoofed, phone calls.
Posted inForecaster Sports
Waynflete’s comeback bid falls short against York
Flyers twice erase three-goal deficits before falling, 12-10.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland to launch food composting pilot program
The yearlong effort, during which residents can drop off food scraps at five locations in the city, will begin on Thursday, which is Earth Day.
Posted inSports, Uncategorized
NHL roundup: Virus protocols not ‘relaxed’ for vaccinated players
The NHL says it has not told players virus protocols would be relaxed when a team reaches a certain threshold of vaccination
Posted inSports
NBA roundup: Lakers’ Davis feels ‘100% healthy,’ ready for return
Anthony Davis intends to play Thursday night when Los Angeles opens a four-game trip at Dallas.
Posted inGirls Lacrosse, Sports, Varsity Maine
Girls’ lacrosse: Players to watch in southern Maine
Seniors dominate this field of impressive players, who did not get to play last spring because of the pandemic.