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.
Two reports, two energy visions for Maine
Both reports agree on one thing: energy prices are likely to rise.
$4.6 million awarded for wetland restoration around the state
The projects include restoring the largest freshwater wetland in Acadia and removing dams in Yarmouth.
York County is rebuilding its destroyed dunes. Officials warn it’s just the start to save the coastline
The county is bolstering beaches and dunes washed away by storms as part of a $5.1-million effort that involves piping up sand from the seabed. But full restoration would cost $50 million.
How would Maine’s proposed climate superfund work?
State lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for the recovery costs of climate-related disasters.
Maine leaders pitch solutions to enhance grid as temperatures drop and electricity prices soar
Natural gas prices spiked to their highest level ever in New England in January, driving up the cost of electricity. Experts said Maine should hasten energy project permitting and transmission interconnection to bring electricity prices down long-term.
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