Hooked on heating oil: Pushing for heat pumps and weatherization
Efficient electric heat pumps can help replace the oil Maine depends on, but many homes need complex insulation overhauls or extra aid.
A watershed moment for river systems
Maine has seen coastal flooding and washed-out culverts in rainstorms at the same time as it's endured extreme short-term droughts in recent years.
Hooked on heating oil: Maine’s reliance on a dirty, expensive fuel
Maine relies on home heating oil more than any other state. Ending that costly dependence could improve lives and fight climate change, but it won’t be easy.
Your neighbors are more worried about climate change than you might think
No more than 44% of people in any Maine county think climate change will harm them personally.
How citizen data on shifting seasons is helping climate scientists
Climate scientists need help from people on the ground to record real-time observations of seasonal change.
Watchdog says EPA falls short on wood heater oversight
Inconsistent testing allows sale of wood heaters with unhealthy particulate emissions, watchdog says.
As winters warm, it’s never too early for mud season
Maine is again ricocheting from cold, snow and ice to record-breaking warmth, rain and melting, and back again.