Meteorologists are predicting the next 5 years will be much hotter, maybe even record-breaking.
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Rep. Pingree invites climate-change whistleblower to State of the Union
Falmouth native Joel Clement says Interior Department officials retaliated against him in 2017 for his outspoken comments on the threat posed by climate change.
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Brazilian leader Bolsonaro quells fears, pledges to cut carbon emissions
The environment dominates talks at the World Economic Forum.
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Sea-level rise hurting Maine’s waterfront real estate values
A study released this week show Maine lost about $70 million in appreciated waterfront property values from 2005 to 2017.
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Democrats looking to finally tackle climate impacts to Gulf of Maine
Lawmakers are optimistic bills to implement bipartisan commission’s 2014 recommendations will advance after years of delay.
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Mainers take to ‘anxiety baking’ to cope in uncertain times
With bad news coming from seemingly every corner – Washington, Wall Street, the environment – some breadmaking, cooking and consuming food is in order.
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Bill seeks public vote on borrowing $50 million to address sea level change in Maine
Other bills include proposals to require MaineCare to provide coverage for legal abortion services, and to make vehicle inspections on new cars valid for two years.
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Sea Change: Can we survive this year of unprecedented change?
From the melting of the Arctic to a sixth mass extinction, it’s far from clear whether humans will change their behavior in time.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Cars, trucks, boats, planes add most emissions in Maine
In our large, rural state with few mass-transit options, transportation’s slice of the greenhouse-gas pie grows.
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Falmouth native dives into climate fight
Years of training have driven Noah Oppenheim’s focus toward the sea. Now he’s assisting West Coast crab fishermen in an innovative lawsuit.