Kelp connection: Maine studies seaweed’s power to slow climate change

Maine environment

Published
September 22, 2023

Kelp connection: Maine studies seaweed’s power to slow climate change

While Maine already measures the green carbon storage capacity of its forests, it is one of the first states to consider the potential seaweed has to store carbon when it breaks apart and falls to the ocean floor.
Published
September 11, 2023

UNE students hunt for ways to develop shark deterrent for fishermen

They are studying how low-level electrical impulses might be used to repel sharks from stealing the catch of commercial and recreational fishermen.
Published
September 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.
Published
August 17, 2023

Large turnout in Augusta for contentious hearing on clean car and truck mandate

More than 150 people gathered for the forum to argue about whether Maine should adopt California-style electric vehicle standards.
Published
August 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.

Published
August 13, 2023

Maine’s salt marshes play key role in fight against climate change, new report says

The state has at least 84 square miles of blue carbon reservoirs, which store at least 1.7 million tons of carbon in the soil and vegetation. That much carbon is equal to the annual emissions of 1.25 million passenger cars.
Published
July 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.
Published
July 14, 2023

Fluorescent lightbulbs, which contain mercury, are on their way out in Maine

Starting in 2026, sales of new fluorescent bulbs will be banned – though many stores already have removed the ones that used to be in wide household use. The replacements are LEDs, which are more efficient and don't contain mercury.
Published
July 12, 2023

State adopts $70 million plan to help farmers deal with PFAS contamination

The fund will dedicate $30.3 million in grants to get farmers back on their feet, $21.5 million in compensation for contaminated land, $7.3 million for medical needs and $11.2 million for scientific research.
Published
May 15, 2023

Cost of helping farmers manage PFAS is rising, now at $81 million

A five-year plan to help farmers includes $37 million for direct financial support, $25 million to buy contaminated farms, $11 million for agricultural research, and $7 million on medical testing and monitoring.

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