State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of climate-related disasters.
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Maine Forest Service urges loggers to adapt to extreme weather
A new handbook calls for those who earn a living from the woods to embrace nontraditional methods to manage a changing climate.
EPA ruling on climate change could make Maine’s air harder to breathe
The agency has rolled back a landmark 2009 finding that greenhouse gases threaten public health, eliminating the legal basis for federal climate protections.
Maine’s lobster hot spot appears to be having a baby boom
After years of decline, the number of baby lobsters found along a key stretch of Maine’s coast has been above average the past 2 years.
Sludge treatment plant proposed in Sanford
Aries Clean Technologies claims its gasification and oxidization plant can destroy most forever chemicals in sewage sludge, but the state has yet to evaluate its claims.
Conservation groups near $62M goal for 78,000 acres in western Maine
The Magalloway Collaborative has raised over $49 million to permanently conserve forest and wetlands for a variety of public uses.
First months of Maine winter have been colder and snowier than recent years
But the temperatures and snowfall aren’t breaking short- or long-term records. At least not yet.
Maine approves new pesticides with forever chemicals
The Board of Pesticide Control approved products that contain ingredients Maine will ban in 2032, arguing federal regulators consider them to be safe.
NECEC power line to begin commercial operations Friday
The 145-mile line, which became a political flashpoint, is set to bring electricity from Canada to the New England grid via northwestern Maine.
Maine adopts tougher limits on PFAS in drinking water
The new forever chemical standards follow federal limits set by Biden-era regulators.