Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis

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Published
December 11, 2019

Susan Collins and Angus King join other senators in calling for swift action on climate crisis

Susan Collins is the only Republican senator to sign the Dec. 9 letter calling current U.S. efforts ’threadbare‘ and urging more action by the federal government.
Published
December 11, 2019

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘Person of the year’

The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist Thunberg is the youngest person to be named Time’s ‘Person of the year.’
Published
December 10, 2019

House passes Rep. Pingree’s measure to protect working waterfronts

Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill would provide federal loans and grants to preserve access for fishermen, boatyards and the public and defend against climate change damage.
Published
November 26, 2019

Gov. Mills orders state agencies to step up Maine’s fight against climate change

The governor announces her executive order at the Blaine House, where solar panels designed to meet 25 percent of the electricity demand at the governor's residence have been installed.
Published
November 16, 2019

Kelp, the forests of the sea, vanishing from southern Maine as Gulf warms

Fish don’t much like the scrubby invasive seaweeds that are replacing them, researchers find.
Published
November 14, 2019

Sens. Collins, King co-sponsor effort to expand regional climate programs

The group has introduced bipartisan legislation to support and expand programs such as the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Published
November 4, 2019

Hundreds of scientists gather in Portland to address climate change in the Gulf of Maine

The Gulf of Maine 2050 International Symposium is aimed at sharing the latest science on ocean acidification and rising sea levels and ocean temperatures.
Published
October 28, 2019

Maine lobster landings ‘are way off,’ down 40% from last year

Fishermen had landed less than 50 million pounds by the end of September, a 38% decline from the 5-year average. The state's top fishing regulator says ‘that doesn't mean the sky is falling.’
Published
October 21, 2019

Weather Channel wades into climate debate with candidate interviews

It's the first time the network has gotten involved directly in a political campaign.
Published
October 17, 2019

Waterford church to begin year-long discussion series on climate change

Each session will involve an expert presentation to better understand the issues involved, a facilitated discussion/working group, and a call to action featuring specific steps that can be taken.