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 tax credits expire, how will heat pump costs change in Maine?
Federal clean energy incentives are expiring on Dec. 31. But homeowners will still have access to Efficiency Maine rebates, and the state is part of a $450 million effort to increase heat pump adoption across New England.
What Superfund cuts and PFAS cleanup delays could mean for Maine
The Department of Defense has quietly pushed back the timeline to mitigate “forever chemicals” at more than 100 military installations, including the former Loring Air Force Base and the former Brunswick Naval Air Station.
Maine lawmakers outline competing visions for energy policy, agree affordability is key
Energy affordability — under mounting stress chiefly from rising electricity prices — will be a litmus test for most any climate policy or spending decisions.
Fighting bugs with bugs: How the Midcoast is defending its hemlocks
The hemlock woolly adelgid is indifferent to property lines as it marches inland to Maine’s hemlock belt.
Maine entrepreneurs see big potential in seaweed
One business wants to use kelp to replace the plastic film on detergent pods. Another is creating an alternative to plastic twine.
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