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Maine hopes ‘citizen scientists’ will take lead for lake health
A new scorecard for waterbody health rates nearly 1,200 lakes and other waterbodies around the state. Officials hope residents will use it to guide action.
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More loons are filling Maine’s lakes with their ghostlike calls
Maine Audubon says an annual count of common loons found more adults and chicks this year than last.
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Maine schools explore nature-based playgrounds
More than two dozen schools have added play areas with features like rocks, logs and water. Experts say they can help children develop key skills and cultivate an interest in sustainability and the outdoors.
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Maine is lagging on key climate targets
A new report from the Maine Climate Council suggests the state might not meet some of its deadlines for reaching environmental milestones.
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Watch a rehabilitated seal return to the Atlantic in Phippsburg
The public send-off was the 100th seal release for Maine’s marine mammal rescue group.
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Maine regulators approve conservation plan, allowing completion of controversial NECEC line
The approval, which was condemned by environmental groups, opens the door for the completion of a 53-mile transmission line through rural northwestern Maine.
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As Maine winters get warmer, Presque Isle faces the biggest change
The city’s average temperature from December through February is 6.5 degrees higher than it was in 1970, marking one of the biggest shifts in the country.
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Drought wilts Maine’s apple and blueberry yields
This year’s extreme weather led to a 50% drop in production among Maine’s biggest apple growers and a 30% decline among wild blueberry farmers.
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UNE launches buoy off Camp Ellis to collect local storm and climate data
The data will help a coastal Saco neighborhood prone to flooding prepare for a wetter, stormier future.