climate change Archives - Lewiston Sun Journal

As sea levels rise, coastal communities grapple with cost of adapting

by Kevin Miller September 27, 2019September 28, 2019

Municipal leaders and planners gather in Belfast to discuss how to pay for the costly infrastructure projects needed to better protect their communities in the future.

Maine, News

Harpswell sees roads, a bridge at risk as sea levels rise

by Kathleen O'Brien Times Record September 27, 2019September 28, 2019

The town has 216 miles of coastline, and 20% of its land is within 250 feet of the water.

Nation / World

‘We’re all in big trouble’: Climate panel sees a dire future

by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer September 25, 2019September 26, 2019

A massive new international science report paints an ever-grimmer report about climate change and the world’s oceans and ice.

Maine, Nation / World, Uncategorized

Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors

by Colin Woodard September 24, 2019December 27, 2019

Maine’s governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.

Maine

Read Gov. Mills’ speech to the UN General Assembly

September 23, 2019December 27, 2019

Maine’s governor commits the state to going carbon neutral by 2045.

Maine, Nation / World, News

In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others

by Colin Woodard September 23, 2019December 27, 2019

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.

Maine

The climate crisis hits home in Central and Western Maine

by Steve Collins September 21, 2019September 23, 2019

WILTON — From moose to mud to maple syrup, the climate crisis is hitting home in Maine with an ever-greater impact. For 66-year-old Russell Black, a third-generation farmer and a Republican state senator from Wilton, it’s something with which he’s reluctantly learning to live. “It just isn’t the way it used to be,” Black said […]