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PublishedApril 6, 2025
Seasonal allergies getting worse? Blame climate change.
As temperatures rise, plants produce more pollen over a longer period of time. But locally collected pollen counts are on the way to help Mainers with seasonal allergies navigate the worst of the sneeze season.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2025
Maine Climate Council says it’s ‘not all doom and gloom’ amid concerns about federal cuts
The council working to achieve state goals to reduce climate change emissions says it is still on track despite some funding disruptions.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2025
Central Maine snowmobilers face new, snowless normal
'Down here in Kennebec County, I'm afraid our years are probably up,' said Ernest Rice, longtime president of the Belgrade snowmobile club.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2024
Key takeaways from Maine’s new climate action plan
The updated plan to be released Thursday sets new targets for energy efficiency and aims to ensure that all Maine residents benefit from the state's responses to climate change.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2024
Maine Climate Council skips green hydrogen, for now, and leans into EVs
Maine Won't Wait 2.0, which is due out next month, is relying on getting 150,000 electric passenger vehicles on the road by 2030 to meet the state's emissions target of lowering 1990 greenhouse gas levels by 45%.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2024
Without fast EV adoption, Maine must get creative to meet emissions goals
A state-hired consultant said the Maine Climate Council will have to turn to green hydrogen and ask its industrial sector to use more renewable energy if it can't meet its already lowered electric vehicle adoption targets by 2030.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2024
Climate change delays, disrupts Maine’s fall foliage season
Warming temperatures are pushing back peak conditions by more than a week since the 1950s. But several factors shape the timing and brilliance of autumnal color.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2024
Vulnerable Mainers weigh in on state’s climate action plan
The Maine Climate Council on Wednesday heard the results of an equity study that asked low-income residents, older and rural Mainers, veterans and others about the state's goals.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2024
Activists push for more aggressive action as Maine pitches climate strategy to public
Some environmental groups say the first draft of Maine's next climate action plan doesn't go far enough, especially when it comes to curbing transportation emissions.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2024
Maine awarded $69 million grant to address climate change
Funded through the $575 million Climate-Ready Coasts initiative, Maine's largest ever climate grant will focus on nature-based solutions, shoring up working waterfronts, and building capacity to prepare for climate change.
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