Government scientists warn climate change could make such disappearances more common as a warming planet adds to the dangers facing imperiled plants and wildlife.
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Critical ocean system may be heading for collapse from climate change, study finds
It could bring extreme cold to Europe and parts of North America, raise sea levels along the East Coast and disrupt seasonal monsoons that provide water to much of the world.
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Clean energy megaprojects, including in Maine, divide environmentalists
America’s patchwork of environmental and conservation groups have disparate opinions about large-scale renewable energy projects that could rise during President Biden’s tenure.
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Committee recommends stricter water standards for ‘forever chemicals’
The proposal would set an interim standard of 20 parts per trillion for PFAS in drinking water, in line with several other New England states and lower than the current federal health advisory level.
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How to garden safely if there is lead in your soil
A project of the Cumberland Soil & Water Conservation District found high levels of lead in the soil of some Portland neighborhoods.
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Legislative panel votes to keep Maine’s ban on plastic shopping bags
Enforcement of the law has been temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Defend Our Health calls for stricter guidelines when testing for PFAS; criticizes state approach
Patrick MacRoy, deputy director for Defend Our Health, joins other health advocates in calling upon the state to implement stricter and more thorough guidelines when it comes to testing water, food products and sludge for forever chemicals.
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Trump officials rush to auction drilling rights to Arctic National Wildlife Refuge before Biden can block it
The administration called for oil companies to pick spots where they’d like to drill.
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Bezos makes first donations from $10 billion Earth Fund for fighting climate change
Bezos, the founder and chief executive of Amazon, gave the money to established environmental groups, as well as groups concerned with environmental justice.
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Incentive program launched to swap out old wood stoves in Cumberland County
The American Lung Association is offering a voucher worth $1,000 to those who replace their high-polluting wood stove with a cleaner-burning one.