Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners

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Published
May 3, 2021

Biden EPA proposes rule cutting climate pollutants in refrigerators, air conditioners

The proposed rule follows through on a law Congress passed in December authorizing a 15-year phaseout of HFCs.
Published
April 22, 2021

On Earth Day, Gov. Mills announces $500,000 grant program for clean-energy startups

Gov. Janet Mills unveiled the competitive grant program on the same day that the Biden administration announced major climate-related goals for the U.S.
Published
February 19, 2021

Back in Paris pact, U.S. faces tougher climate steps ahead

In a video speech to European leaders, the president declares, 'This is a global existential crisis, and all of us will suffer if we fail.'
Published
July 14, 2020

Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets

By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows' daily methane emissions by about 33%.
Published
February 20, 2020

Commentary: Regional climate collaboration is a critical policy debate – not just political division

The Transportation and Climate Initiative will raise gasoline costs, unfairly burdening rural Mainers and the working poor.
Published
February 3, 2020

Jane Fonda brings climate change protests to Los Angeles

Her four months of weekly protests in the nation’s capital, called Fire Drill Fridays, came to an end in January.
Published
February 1, 2020

Maine Compass: Tipping point on climate action likely to be later rather than sooner

History shows that in most cases, a destructive human activity is halted only after great harm has already been done.
Published
January 24, 2020

Climate activist Thunberg dismisses Treasury secretary’s mockery

Mnuchin had a day earlier dismissed Thunberg’s suggestion that governments and companies cut back dramatically on fossil fuels with a condescending barb.
Published
January 15, 2020

Earth just had its hottest decade on record

Two U.S. agencies say the decade that just ended was also capped off by the second-warmest year on record.
Published
January 10, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix, Martin Sheen join Jane Fonda’s final D.C. climate protest

Before being led off by cops, Phoenix addressed the crowd and took aim at the meat and dairy industry.