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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Youth leaders gather at U.N. to demand bold action on climate change
Activists want money to help poorer nations adapt to rising temperatures and provide green energy.
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Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.
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Scientists ID right whale found dead in New York waters
Snake Eyes, a 40-year-old male, was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in August.
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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.
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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.
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Conservation group takes its case to the public with video warning of right whale’s demise
Oceana bolsters the release of a report with a clip featuring actor Sam Waterston, who says the whales ‘could go extinct in your lifetime.’ Maine’s lobster industry says it’s untrue and unfair, and releases its own video. Watch both videos here.
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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.
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Waterville plastic bag ban launches Sunday
Stores that are 10,000-square-feet in size or larger may no longer dispense plastic bags to customers at check-out, as required by the city of Waterville’s plastic bag ordinance.
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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.