climate change
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2024
Maine’s historic landmarks under siege from powerful storms
With another storm looming Saturday, efforts to cleanup rubble from the midweek storm and stabilize what remains is adding a sense of urgency at Pemaquid Point Lighthouse and other hard-hit areas along the state's coast.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Mills declares civil emergency for coastal counties dealing with flood damage
The latest rain and windstorm and higher than typical tides caused heavy damage along Maine's coastline, and a similar storm is likely to hit Saturday.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2024
Warmer, wetter weather leading to floods, outages, property damage
State climatologist Sean Birkel says that every season, including winter, has seen an increase in precipitation over the last century, largely due to climate change.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2024
Earth shatters global heat record in 2023, flirting with warming limit, European agency says
The climate agency Copernicus says last year was 2.66 degrees Fahrenheit hotter than pre-industrial times.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Maine’s sea stars: Down but not out
The species once known as starfish is threatened by the speed of climate change, but is attempting to adapt to stave off local extinction.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Massachusetts natural gas plant guarding Northeast from winter blackouts is at risk
The pending closure of a facility in Everett, Mass., could jeopardize the region's power system in extreme weather, regulators say.
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PublishedJanuary 7, 2024
Maine’s first giant battery project set for construction in Gorham
Goals to reduce the use of fossil fuels won’t be able to get far without help from energy storage.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
Human evolution may prevent us from solving climate change, UMaine study finds
A new study by an international team led by evolutionary biologist Tim Waring says that humans are good at extracting resources from the Earth but struggle to cooperate on a scale necessary to fight worldwide environmental threats.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2023
Sorta, kinda gardening resolutions for the new year
Don't sweat the small stuff, columnist Tom Atwell vows to himself, but do play a part in fixing the big, ominous environmental picture.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2023
DEP official: Board to consider EV rules even as it urges Legislature to revise regulations
The Board of Environmental Protection delayed a vote on the rules this month, angering climate advocates who say Maine needs to act soon to limit gas-powered cars with their tailpipe emissions.
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