Maine environmental researchers grapple with federal funding changes
Abrupt pauses and cuts to federal grants have led to interruptions in climate data collection and blows to renewable energy initiatives.
How Maine towns are regulating development in flood zones
The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.
How will Maine’s coastal spruce forests handle climate change?
Researchers with the University of Maine are studying how best to manage coastal spruce forests under intensifying heat and drought.
New legislation charts Maine’s pathway to 100% clean energy by 2040
Maine’s current renewable energy policies saved ratepayers $21.5 million between 2011 and 2022, according to testimony from the state.
Paper mills in Maine and across the U.S. releasing more greenhouse gases than federal data shows
As the Trump administration eyes rollbacks on industrial emissions limits, a new report claims that paper mills are already dirtier than they appear.
Maine lawmakers try to thread the needle on forest protections
The legislation also protects Maine’s undeveloped lakes and ponds through prescriptive conservation measures.
Maine lawmakers advance dam safety legislation
One bill would bolster Maine’s dam safety agency and hold negligent dam owners accountable while the other would inject $5 million to a state fund for dam repairs.
