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PublishedFebruary 15, 2024
It’s time for Northeast & Maine to prep for floods like those that hit this winter. Climate change is why.
Scientists say last month's storms that destroyed wharfs in Maine, eroded sand dunes in New Hampshire, and flooded parts of New Jersey still coping with hurricane damage are becoming more the norm than the exception
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PublishedJanuary 21, 2024
How the Maine coast will be reshaped by a rising Gulf of Maine
Maine sea levels are projected to rise between 1.1 and 3.2 feet by 2050 and between 3 and 9.3 feet by 2100, depending on how successful and quick we are at curbing global emissions rates.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2024
Gov. Mills calls meeting of scientists, state leaders to discuss impact of recent winter storms
The Maine Climate Council will discuss impacts of recent storms that caused widespread flooding and damage as it prepares to deliver an updated climate action plan by the end of the year.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2023
Maine Climate Council reports progress in fight against climate change
Efforts to reduce fossil fuel use are mostly on track, although the shift to electric vehicles has been slower than hoped.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities
Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine's southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
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PublishedAugust 19, 2023
UMaine professor’s computer model tells the story of Earth’s changing climate
Recent news coverage of the planet's record-breaking heat wave relied on the online climate visualization tool developed Sean Birkel, who is also the state climatologist.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2023
What has the Inflation Reduction Act done for Maine’s climate so far?
The biggest benefits provided to Mainers by the landmark law so far are the federal electric vehicle and heat pump tax credits that became available in January.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2023
Maine pledges to install 175,000 more heat pumps by 2027
Maine met its goal to install 100,000 heat pumps two years ahead of schedule. So Gov. Janet Mills is raising the bar, hoping that general state and federal incentives will help Maine lower heating bills and meet its climate goals.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2022
Mills announces $5.4 million for climate change projects, green energy jobs
Gov. Janet Mills announced the $5.4 million in new state grants on the 2nd anniversary of Maine's Climate Action Plan.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Local surf spot under threat from climate change, national group says
But local surfers say other human threats, like overcrowding and lack of beach access, pose bigger threat to Higgins Beach in Scarborough.
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