climate

Published
June 15, 2021

Our View: Maybe Maine’s pests are trying to tell us something

Ticks, browntail moths and whatever insect died on Wells Beach last week could be signs of a changing climate.
Published
May 20, 2021

Maine Voices: How do we fix our broken food system? Invest in local organic farms

It would benefit us if the food we were eating didn’t travel so far – so let’s convert more Maine farmland to organic production.
Published
May 3, 2021

Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners

The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
Published
April 22, 2021

On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups

Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Published
April 10, 2021

Another View: India should join the race to net zero

The nation is on track to meet its existing climate commitments, but it needs to do more.
Published
February 19, 2021

Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead

In a video speech to European leaders, the president declares, 'This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail.'
Published
January 16, 2021

Another View: Climate change remains the greatest crisis of our crisis-filled era

Each of the last seven years has been among the 10 warmest on record. The U.N. warns rightly that we are not doing enough to deal with it.
Published
December 2, 2020

Pace of climate change shown in new report has humanity on ‘suicidal’ path, U.N. leader warns

A U.N. State of the Climate report, a product of the World Meteorological Organization and other U.N. agencies, found that the past six years, including 2020, are likely to be the six warmest on record.
Published
July 14, 2020

Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets

By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows' daily methane emissions by about 33%.
Published
June 25, 2020

Our View: ‘Alarm bells’ continue to ring on climate

While the country’s attention has been on the coronavirus, another crisis has continued to get worse.