Rockland Public Library will present UMaine Professor Emeritus Ivan Fernandez to speak on Rockland’s forests as a lens on Maine’s changing climate at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. This program is free and open to all. This presentation will focus on the changing climate and implications for Rockland’s forests both as treasured natural resources and […]
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Portland is overhauling its disaster preparedness plan to brace for more flooding, extreme heat
In the wake of climate disasters in Texas and California, city officials are updating their blueprint for extreme weather events for the first time since 2012.
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UMaine researchers studying how to manage spruce forests in face of intensifying heat, drought
Much of Maine’s coast hosted shady stands of red spruce before it was heavily harvested and succeeded by sun-tolerant species like oak and aspen.
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Mainers should avoid the big banks behind global warming | Opinion
Their loans to the fossil fuel industry, part of what made the Paris Agreement necessary in the first place, have continued unabated.
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Federal cuts may hurt Maine’s ability to meet climate goals, scientists say
Reduced federal funding and staffing could hinder the Maine Climate Council’s ability to prepare for and track climate change, as well as the state’s ability to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals.
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Pope Francis’ words on climate change should guide Maine forward | Opinion
We stand to suffer greatly under a Trump budget that includes harsh measures on energy and climate.
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Tracking Maine’s wild mussel beds: Declining or retreating into the deep?
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute would like the public to help hunt for wild mussel beds below the low-tide line.
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Gulf of Maine’s bottom waters expected to cool this season
Forecasters expect the deeper zones of the Gulf to be between 0.9 and 1.8 degrees colder than average this season.
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Artists use midnight performance to draw attention to rising seas
A group of painters, dancers and sculptors gathered on the Portland waterfront in the middle of the night as an unusually high tide flooded parking lots and piers.
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Yarmouth backs statewide climate superfund
A climate superfund in Maine would make fossil fuel companies pay for impacts of climate change. The resolution was brought to the council by a Yarmouth High School student.