The new program will award up to $15,000 to eligible homeowners to help them fortify their homes against severe storms.
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Cold weather and tariffs squeeze Maine’s maple producers
A stubborn winter has delayed the start of this year’s harvest by about a month.
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Maine’s lobster haul hits 17-year low
The state’s fleet is grappling with a post-boom normal defined by fewer trips and narrower margins, while recent scientific surveys offer a sliver of hope.
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How would Maine’s proposed climate superfund work?
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of climate-related disasters.
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Maine Forest Service urges loggers to adapt to extreme weather
A new handbook calls for those who earn a living from the woods to embrace nontraditional methods to manage a changing climate.
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EPA ruling on climate change could make Maine’s air harder to breathe
The agency has rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.
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Maine’s lobster hot spot appears to be having a baby boom
After years of decline, the number of baby lobsters found along a key stretch of Maine’s coast has been above average the past 2 years.
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First months of Maine winter have been colder and snowier than recent years
But the temperatures and snowfall aren’t breaking short- or long-term records. At least not yet.
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Protesters at State House want big oil to pay for Maine climate damages
Environmental groups lobby in support of a proposed climate superfund bill.
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Maine schools tackle food waste to save money, time and the environment
A pilot program from UMaine’s Mitchell Center found big reductions in school cafeteria food waste, and a toolkit rolled out this fall will help schools prepare for a food waste ban that starts in 2030.