Municipal leaders and planners gather in Belfast to discuss how to pay for the costly infrastructure projects needed to better protect their communities in the future.
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Harpswell sees roads, a bridge at risk as sea levels rise
The town has 216 miles of coastline, and 20% of its land is within 250 feet of the water.
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Gov. Mills launches Maine Climate Council with a call to action
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy praises Maine’s effort, and notes, ‘Nothing innovative starts at the federal level.’
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‘We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future
A massive new international science report paints an ever-grimmer report about climate change and the world’s oceans and ice.
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Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine’s governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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EPA targets California over air quality
The Trump administration says it needs to address the problem or risk losing federal highway funds.
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Read Gov. Mills’ speech to the UN General Assembly
Maine’s governor commits the state to going carbon neutral by 2045.
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In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine’s economy carbon neutral.
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At U.N., Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
The climate summit was a centerpiece of this year’s U.N. schedule, but Trump stopped by for about 15 minutes to observe.
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Our View: Plenty of hope in fight against climate change
A generation that has seen the effects of climate change is now mobilizing politically.