The Climate Monitor newsletter is a weekly roundup of Maine’s most urgent environmental and energy-related news from the Monitor’s environmental reporters: Kate Cough and Annie Ropeik. The newsletter is delivered by email Friday mornings and is archived below.
Bottled water bill to be watered down
Bill that would have dramatically changed groundwater regulation and given municipalities more control will be carried over to next legislative session.
A tale of two Maine dams (and the fish trying to pass through them)
One dam removal will let sea-run fish back into Passamaquoddy land; at the other, a study shows 94% of migrating eels could be killed passing through.
A recap of the 131st Legislature’s noteworthy environmental bills
Legislature powers through debates, messy fights and a veto to tackle important environmental bills.
As Maine sees more extreme heat, air conditioning is more than just a luxury
Data from a University of Maine tool showed that worldwide, the past few days were unofficially the hottest on record.
Protection of Kennebago headwaters in jeopardy
The project includes nearly 1,000 acres of wetlands and the headwaters of the Kennebago River.
Housing is a climate issue — one of the most consequential
Where and how we build our houses matters. Not just to humans, but also to the environment.
Maine likely to amend its strict mining laws
It will likely be more than a year before the changes take effect, and will have to be presented to a citizen group that oversees Maine DEP.
Marking Juneteenth on the water in Ellsworth
"The Maine coast is just one of the treasures of the natural world, and yet you don't find people of color there, for the most part."