There is an urgent need to both plan for sea level rise and other predicted changes, and to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases. Read More
The large scale apocalyptic messages associated with climate change can be disheartening. Grassroots climate efforts provide much needed tangible solutions to an issue that seems so out of reach for most of us as individuals. Read More
The engineering study will target areas that are most susceptible to flooding within the next 100 years and provide suggestions on how to prevent or mitigate the flooding’s impact. Read More
The research builds on a body of work that shows stress hormones elevate when whales become entangled in fishing gear, which some scientists estimate kills up to 300,000 whales and dolphins annually. Read More
That's causing a significant disruption in the seasonal migration of endangered right whales, according to a new scientific study. Read More
We are feeling climate change impacts today in Maine; but the state is also home to incredible research and technological innovation. Read More
To refuse to take meaningful action to address that reality is an expression of contempt for the future. Read More
The bill from Sen. Brownie Carson, D-Harpswell, would mandate an independent net carbon emissions impact study of the proposed 145-mile transmission line to send Hydro-Quebec power from Canada to Massachusetts. Read More
The economic opportunities could be meaningless in the long run if large swaths of the planet are underwater or become so hot that no one can survive there. Read More
He acknowledged climate change is real. He acknowledged that humans are contributing to it. So why, Democratic lawmakers asked David Bernhardt, isn’t he doing more to address global warming? Read More
Maine alone cannot solve the very real and daunting challenges presented by global climate change. Read More
Beto O'Rourke on Monday unveiled a $5 trillion plan to combat climate change that he says will keep the Earth from sliding past the point of no return in less than a generation. Read More
The Green New Deal is an opportunity not just to tackle climate change, but to supercharge our economy and create countless good job. Read More
Earth Day 2018 was not a particularly happy occasion. But this year, we have some reason to hope, at least here in Maine. Read More
A high-profile NASA temperature data set pronouncing the last five years the hottest on record and the globe a full degree Celsius warmer than in the late 1800s has found new backing from independent satellite records — suggesting the findings are on a sound footing, scientists reported Tuesday. Read More
Maine is behind in this work after years of inaction. Read More
More than 300 people attended the hearing at the University of Maine’s Farmington campus. Read More
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King voted Tuesday to reject the non-binding resolution known as the Green New Deal. Read More
