climate change
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Patagonia founder gives away the company: ‘Earth is now our only shareholder’
Ownership of the company, founded in 1973 and reportedly valued at about $3 billion, has been transferred to a trust created to protect the firm’s values, as well as a nonprofit organization.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2022
100 years after compact, Colorado River nearing crisis point
In November 1922, seven land-owning white men brokered a deal to allocate water from the Colorado River, which winds through the West and ends in Mexico.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2022
Manchin’s big energy deal draws pushback from many Democrats
Sen. Joe Manchin made a deal with Democratic leaders as part of his vote pushing the party's highest legislative priority across the finish line last month.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Greenland has largest melting of ice sheet ever in September
Runoff can reach the ocean and contribute to sea-level rise.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Gulf of Maine Research Institute gets $1.3 million for climate, ‘blue economy’ initiatives
A congressional spending package will fund professional help for local climate planning efforts, and also support the startup and development of ocean-related businesses.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Maine Voices: The next American climate disaster can be averted
A huge oil drilling project known as Willow is set for the North Slope of Alaska. The plan makes a mockery of U.S. climate commitments.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2022
Our View: With electric vehicle incentives, the devil will be in the detail
A series of municipal programs support Mainers in making environmentally sound decisions when the time is right. The state can and should do the same.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
A ‘doomsday glacier’ the size of Florida is disintegrating faster than thought
A large glacier in Antarctica that could raise sea levels by several feet is disintegrating faster than last predicted, according to a new study published Monday in the journal in Nature Geoscience.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2022
South Portland launches rebate program for electric vehicles, lawn equipment
Open to low- and moderate-income residents, it's one of several local funding efforts to reduce carbon emissions in Maine.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2022
As Africa’s climate warms, rich countries pledge more funds
The continent emits just 3 percent to 4 percent of emissions despite being home to nearly 17 percent of the world’s population.
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