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air pollution

Published
June 7, 2021

Atmospheric carbon dioxide reaches highest levels in 63 years

Fossil fuel burning is at the heart of the problem, and a drop in emissions during the pandemic appears to amount to no more than a blip, researchers say.
Published
June 6, 2021

Maine’s air quality expected to plummet on Monday

The Department of Environmental Protection predicts that ground-level ozone concentrations will reach unhealthy levels along most of the state's coastline.
Published
May 25, 2021

Yes, there really is more pollen, thanks to climate change

A new Maine study calls rising pollen levels a public health threat as respiratory problems worsen.
Published
May 13, 2021

EPA revokes Trump-era policy that weakened clean-air rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is revoking a Trump-era rule that overhauled how the agency evaluates air pollutants.
Published
March 31, 2021

EPA dismisses dozens of key science advisers appointed by Trump

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan said the move will help restore the role of science at the agency and reduce the influence of industry over environmental regulations.

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Published
January 19, 2021

Federal court strikes down major Trump climate rollback

Under President Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency has erased dozens of public health and environmental protections.
Published
November 23, 2020

GM sides with California in fight with Trump over pollution standards

General Motors says it will no longer support the Trump administration in legal efforts to end California’s right to set its own clean-air standards.
Published
October 6, 2020

Incentive program launched to swap out old wood stoves in Cumberland County

The American Lung Association is offering a voucher worth $1,000 to those who replace their high-polluting wood stove with a cleaner-burning one.
Published
July 4, 2020

South Portland wants tougher EPA crackdown on Sprague tank pollution

The city is preparing formal comments on a proposed settlement of an EPA lawsuit over unlicensed air emissions disputed by the company.
Published
June 6, 2020

Sen. Millett: Pandemic no time to roll back air, water protections

The work we've done to protect Maine can be undone and the lives of people trying to recover from a respiratory illness put at risk.