However, it’s up to the state Legislature to determine how to bring the policy into compliance, and that leaves slim chances for immediate change in a fossil fuel-friendly state where Republicans dominate the statehouse.
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Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.
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Hawaii’s governor warns scores more could be dead following wildfires on Maui
The blazes that consumed most of the historic town of Lahaina, are already the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century, with a death toll of at least 96.
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The Maine Millennial: A long-term view on climate requires near-term sacrifice
I’m not satisfied that a green-energy future is a priority of an investor-owned Maine power company.
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Maine Voices: Let’s hope we’re approaching a public opinion tipping point on climate
Most of our legislators understand that the planet is in serious trouble but, concerned about being voted out of office, will not act.
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Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says
The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
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Scientists look beyond climate change, El Nino for other factors heating up the Earth
Scientists are wondering if global warming and El Nino have an accomplice in fueling this summer’s record-shattering heat.
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Unprecedented damage from storms this year is upending the insurance industry
The storms in the U.S. were so severe, there were 10 that resulted in damages of $1 billion or more, and Texas was the state most severely effected.
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European scientists make it official: July was hottest month on record by far
Arizona, Florida, Maine and New Mexico had their warmest Julys on record.
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Antarctica risks ‘cascades of extreme events’ as Earth warms, study says
Scientists are alarmed at how Antarctic ice has failed to grow back after hitting an all-time low in February – a deviation so extreme from the norm that it’s been dubbed a ‘six sigma event,’ or once-in-a-7.5-million-year phenomenon.