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.
Should Mainers be concerned by shark sightings?
The presence of sharks are an indicator of an ecosystem’s good health, according to a shark biologist.
New state law adds ‘insult to injury’ for Maine solar, clean energy
Advocates and developers warn that the law threatens to put Maine’s growing renewable energy sector on ice.
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.
Buying an EV? You might want to do it soon.
A $7,500 rebate for new vehicles and 30% or $4,000 credit on used vehicles will expire at the end of September.
Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ is bad news for Maine clean energy
Two large solar projects in Maine have reportedly already been put on hold in anticipation of the bill’s passage.
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