Rising sea levels pose a threat to critical systems, ranging from public water supplies to ferry terminals and wharves that support the fishing industry.
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‘Like a sunburn on your lungs’: How does the climate crisis impact health?
Children, pregnant people and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat – but the impact is already felt across every specialty of medicine.
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Unsung champs of carbon capture, small Maine woodlots can have big impact
Fires in the Amazon this summer have increased global awareness of the role of rainforests in tempering climate change. Less appreciated is the carbon storage capacity of forests like Maine’s.
Posted inLocal & State
Maine finally addressing climate change in the gulf
For eight years, state government did little to deal with the impacts of a warming Gulf of Maine. That’s starting to change.
Posted inLocal & State
Vulnerable waters off the coast of Maine
Warming within the swirling ocean depths of the Gulf of Maine has implications for all life and livelihoods within the ecosystem. Scientists, fishermen and aquaculturists brace for challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches virtual climate center
It will identify solutions to rising sea temperatures in a part of the ocean warming faster than almost any other.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Maine offers rebates for buyers of hybrid and electric vehicles
The program, with rebates of $1,000 to $2,000, will be funded by a $5.1 million legal settlement with Volkswagen for violating state environmental laws.
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Press Herald joins Covering Climate Now project
The newspaper will publish a series on climate change in Maine as part of a cooperative international media effort to focus attention on the issue on the eve of a critical UN Climate Summit.
Posted inNation & World
Swedish teen activist sails across Atlantic for U.N. summit
Greta Thunberg, 16, has crossed the Atlantic on a zero-emissions sailboat to attend a conference on global warming.
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Trump skips G-7 meeting on climate change, Amazon fires
The president left an empty chair as global power brokers debated how to help the fire-ravaged Amazon and reduce carbon emissions.