Much of Maine’s coast hosted shady stands of red spruce before it was heavily harvested and succeeded by sun-tolerant species like oak and aspen.
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Mainers should avoid the big banks behind global warming | Opinion
Their loans to the fossil fuel industry, part of what made the Paris Agreement necessary in the first place, have continued unabated.
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Federal cuts may hurt Maine’s ability to meet climate goals, scientists say
Reduced federal funding and staffing could hinder the Maine Climate Council’s ability to prepare for and track climate change, as well as the state’s ability to meet greenhouse gas reduction goals.
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Pope Francis’ words on climate change should guide Maine forward | Opinion
We stand to suffer greatly under a Trump budget that includes harsh measures on energy and climate.
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Tracking Maine’s wild mussel beds: Declining or retreating into the deep?
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute would like the public to help hunt for wild mussel beds below the low-tide line.
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Maine needs a climate superfund | Opinion
Mainers shouldn’t bear the cost of increasingly frequent and intense natural disasters. That burden should fall to the polluters.
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Big Oil should pay Maine’s climate bill | Opinion
Legislation to establish a Maine Climate Superfund would correctly hold polluters accountable.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Dam safety reforms considered by Maine lawmakers
The measures include bolstering the state’s enforcement actions, expanding mapping efforts and updating the pay scale for Maine’s chief dam inspector.
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‘Relentless’ effort needed to get Maine ready for extreme weather, commission says
The Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission established in the wake of devastating storms in the winter of 2023-24 releases its final report on how the state can prepare for powerful storms spawned in a warmer, wetter world.
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Maine bill would make oil companies pay into ‘climate superfund’
Similar climate superfunds in Vermont and New York, which impose fees on fossil fuel extractors and crude oiler refiners for greenhouse emissions, are being challenged in court by the Trump administration and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.