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.
As Portland transitions away from PFAS-laden firefighting foam at the Jetport, lawmakers intend to make state follow
Brunswick airport’s toxic foam spill highlighted the need to transition to safer alternatives. A Brunswick legislator is pushing for that to happen.
Battery ownership question remains unresolved
CMP and Versant have argued that energy storage should not be considered generation, and that they should be able to own and control such projects.
A conversation with Samantha Horn, director of Maine’s new Office of Community Affairs
Horn says her office will provide the ‘connective tissue’ local governments need as they work on making communities more resilient to climate change.
A look back at Maine environmental and rural news
A look back at notable stories published by The Maine Monitor.
Maine’s recycling reports are better, but still bleak
In much of the state, almost all of the waste is being landfilled.
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