The Climate Monitor newsletter is a weekly roundup by The Maine Monitor of Maine’s most urgent environmental and energy-related news. The newsletter is delivered by email Friday mornings and the story portion of each edition is archived below.
Trump administration seeks to expand offshore oil and gas drilling, including in Gulf of Maine
The administration also moved to speed up permitting for a range of energy sources, primarily fossil fuels.
The Trump administration cut a key FEMA grant. What does that mean for Maine projects?
A total of 18 resilience projects in Maine had their BRIC applications terminated with the cancellation of the program and are now seeking alternate funding.
Future of Maine’s electric vehicle charging network in limbo as federal changes loom
The National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program was brought to a halt by the Trump administration in February. But states have interpreted federal guidance differently.
Republican lawmakers want to put a moratorium on dam removals
Three bills would aim to preserve Maine hydroelectric dams at all costs. Regulators say they clash with existing laws and undermine environmental protections.
Sen. King fumes at climate change being nixed from annual threat assessment
For more than a decade, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence included the mounting impacts of climate change in its annual reports on threats to national security.
Must Read Stories
