Critics of the ban say it is unworkable and could cost the state major employers if enforced as is.
Penelope Overton
Staff Writer
Penny Overton is excited to be the Portland Press Herald’s first climate reporter. Since joining the paper in 2016, she has written about Maine’s lobster and cannabis industries, covered state politics and spent a fellowship year exploring the impact of climate change on the lobster fishery with the Boston Globe’s Spotlight team. Before moving to Maine, she has covered politics, environment, casino gambling and tribal issues in Florida, Connecticut, and Arizona. Her favorite assignments allow her to introduce readers to unusual people, cultures, or subjects. When off the clock, Penny is usually getting lost in a new book at a local coffeehouse, watching foreign crime shows or planning her family’s next adventure.
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Collins, King optimistic Senate will pass border deal over Trump opposition
Sen. Susan Collins believes the pressure to reach an agreement is going to be greater than the former president’s effort to derail a deal so he can campaign on immigration.
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Sen. Collins says she won’t endorse Trump – but won’t endorse Haley, either
Collins did not endorse Donald Trump in 2016 and wouldn’t say whether she supported him in 2020, but voted to convict him after his 2021 impeachment trial.
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In aftermath of recent storms, communities face a rebuilding conundrum
They want repairs to piers and other infrastructure done quickly, but state officials and others want the repairs to take future storms into account, and that can be a longer process.
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Portland’s peninsula and commercial center vulnerable to floods
At the end of the century, a big storm that blows in hard from the southeast on a new moon tide – like the one that hit us on Jan. 10 – could spell disaster for Portland.
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Interactive map shows Maine’s rising tides
The Maine Geological Survey has created an interactive map that can show the projected impacts of rising sea levels anywhere along the coast.
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How the Maine coast will be reshaped by a rising Gulf of Maine
Maine sea levels are projected to rise between 1.1 and 3.2 feet by 2050 and between 3 and 9.3 feet by 2100, depending on how successful and quick we are at curbing global emissions rates.
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In Stonington, threats to fishing community and lost access to mainland
Stonington is planning for rising sea levels and future storms, but it has yet to implement adaptation strategies to avoid road washouts and marooned residents.
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Hundreds of waterfront businesses to seek storm-related disaster relief
Fishing infrastructure, such as docks and roads, was damaged or wiped out up and down the coast by the 2 powerful storms that slammed Maine last week, and damages are likely to reach millions of dollars.
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In North Haven, residents battle to save the boatyard at the center of almost everything
After the second powerful storm in days and historically high tides, the shop at the center of boatyard activities was still standing Saturday afternoon.