environment
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
Maine lobbyists still looking for Republican co-sponsors on climate change act
The Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act of 2019 has just one Republican co-sponsor, while 47 Democrats have signed on.
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PublishedJune 21, 2019
Commentary: Maine wilderness can help save us from climate, extinction crises
If we choose to protect them, old, wild forests are capable of storing carbon and preserving the habitat of a variety of species.
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PublishedJune 18, 2019
U.S. air quality slipping after years of improvement
Some 532 metro areas reported a total of 4,134 days last year when the air quality index passed 100, a level that is unhealthy for people with heart and lung disease, the elderly and the very young.
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PublishedJune 18, 2019
Mills signs bill requiring state to alert communities to federal air quality violations
The new law comes after South Portland residents complained they were not notified of air quality violations from a petroleum tank farm along the Fore River.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
Former Bush, Reagan EPA heads warn on Trump rollbacks
The testimony comes after seven of the 10 surviving, Senate-confirmed past EPA administrators signed a letter urging lawmakers to make the EPA focus on its mission of protecting public health.
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PublishedJune 5, 2019
U.S. House unanimously passes bill to address ocean acidification
Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree's measure moves to the U.S. Senate, while state lawmakers appear likely to pass Gov. Janet Mills' climate package.
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PublishedMay 23, 2019
Commentary: Maine legislators must protect kids like mine from harmful chemicals lurking in food
L.D. 1433 would keep toxic industrial chemicals out of food packaging.
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PublishedMay 20, 2019
Our View: Getting offshore wind project back on course
There's still time for Gov. Mills and the Legislature to save an emerging industry.
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PublishedMay 16, 2019
Bates College achieves carbon neutral status to help stave off climate change
Bates is the seventh college in the country to reach its goal pronounced in 2007.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Scientists link warming of Gulf of Maine to decline in right whales’ food supply
Copepods, the flea-like creatures the whales feed on, have sharply declined with rising water temperatures.
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