The Climate Monitor newsletter is a weekly roundup by The Maine Monitor of Maine’s most urgent environment and energy-related news. The newsletter is delivered by email every other Friday and the story portion of each edition is archived below.
‘Different this time’: Wind farms and transmission lines poised to come to northern Maine
Maine, working with 4 other New England states, is set to select winning projects soon in its latest effort to bring renewable energy development to Aroostook County.
Maine sewage sludge crisis is ‘still under a clock’ even if landfill expands
Nearly all of the state’s sludge now goes to Juniper Ridge, shifting PFAS pollution from farmland to the Penobscot River.
New England grid operator forecasts modest growth in electricity demand over next 10 years
Many people are switching to technologies that run on electricity rather than fossil fuels, reversing a past trend of falling electricity use.
Maine is tightening limits on “forever chemicals” in drinking water. Are communities ready?
As federal funds lapse and state grants expire, dozens of Maine schools, mobile home parks and homeowners could be left to pay for filtration alone.
Maine will help homeowners in 4 counties replace their roofs
The new program will award up to $15,000 to eligible homeowners to help them fortify their homes against severe storms.
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