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Maine Audubon names next president, first woman to take role
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (361+ words) Maine Audubon announced Monday that Judy Camuso will serve as its next president. Bringing over 25 years of wildlife conservation experience to the role, she will be the first woman to lead the statewide environmental organization, which dates back to 1843. “We…...
Bill to calculate Maine's climate damage awaiting funding decision
5+ mon, 5+ day ago (235+ words) Maine lawmakers have passed a bill to calculate the financial cost of decades-long climate change damage to the state, but the measure still needs funding to take effect. The bill, LD 1870, directs the state to tally the cost to Maine…...
How a warming Gulf of Maine is reshaping York: New series dives in
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (341+ words) YORK — York Public Library, in partnership with York Ready for Climate Action and York Land Trust, will host a nine‑part climate series this winter and spring examining how climate change is reshaping Maine’s coast and coastal waters. “Tides of…...
Maine makes a high-stakes bet to protect its waterways
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1063+ words) DAMARISCOTTA — On a brisk April afternoon at Salt Bay Farm, Jared Gregory gripped a thumb-thick length of dormant willow and drove it into thawing marshland with three quick strikes of a mallet. “Huzzah!” Gregory, a district forester with the Maine…...
Maine Climate Council grapples with affordability
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (621+ words) As residents struggle with inflation and soaring energy bills, state climate leaders are trying to convince a skeptical public that green initiatives are among the most effective tools to lower living costs. The challenge is especially acute for Maine’s seniors,…...
Penobscot Nation chief raises concerns as Maine DEP restarts processing of Juniper Ridge expansion application
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (319+ words) OLD TOWN, Maine (WABI) - The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is once again processing the Juniper Ridge expansion application. Both Penobscot Nation and environmental leaders say they remain concerned about potential impacts. The Maine DEP issued a revised public benefit…...
Maine renews attempt to expand state landfill
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (407+ words) Maine regulators have once again cleared the way for an expansion of the state-owned landfill, the latest chapter in the legal tug of war that pits Maine’s waste disposal needs against the environmental rights of the Penobscot Nation. The Maine…...
Welcome back! Piping plover season has begun in Maine
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (126+ words) SCARBOROUGH, Maine - The weather has started to turn warmer and piping plovers are arriving back on Maine beaches. Officials in Scarborough say they spotted the first piping plover on Higgins Beach this season last week. Piping plovers are endangered shorebirds…...
There’s something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it’s not good)
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (1154+ words) SOUTH PORTLAND — It’s one of Maine’s most desirable locations — home to a vibrant and diverse community, nearby beaches, and close proximity to Portland’s downtown. But for years, residents in South Portland have wondered: with 120 massive petroleum storage tanks dotting the…...
Maine’s shellfish harvesters are caught up in climate-related closures
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1118+ words) Chris Warner has been harvesting seafood in coastal Maine since he was a teenager. It’s never been easy, but he’s never let the obstacles stand in his way. Sometimes, he told The Economic Hardship Reporting Project and Inside Climate News,…...