climate change

Published
September 27, 2021

Letter: Yarmouth residents need to take bold action on climate
Published
September 26, 2021

Owners of Maine’s carbon-sponge forests asked to do more to blunt climate change

Two separate efforts are underway to maximize carbon absorption, one for smaller landowners and the other for forest industry heavyweights.
Published
September 26, 2021

Markets that pay woodland owners to store carbon are complex, controversial

Maine, the nation's most heavily forested state, has been an early participant in so-called carbon offset markets.
Published
September 23, 2021

EPA rule sharply limits hydrofluorocarbons, gases used as refrigerants

The new rule is intended to decrease U.S. production and use of HFCs by 85 percent over the next 15 years, part of a global phaseout designed to slow global warming.
Published
September 22, 2021

Maine Voices: The more things change, the more they stay the same – or do they?

Unlike the Egyptians in 1177 B.C., we have the science and technology to mitigate the climate crisis, as long as we have the political will.

Published
September 21, 2021

Forum: Preparing for local fallback from climate change
Published
September 20, 2021

UN tells world leaders to do more to fight climate change

Leaders heard pleas Monday to make deeper cuts of emissions of heat-trapping gases and give poorer countries more money to develop cleaner energy and adapt to climate change.
Published
September 19, 2021

Our View: Congress gets its last, best chance at meaningful climate action

Democrats cannot miss this opportunity to pass legislation that will take the world off its bleak path.
Published
September 18, 2021

E-bike buyers would get new tax credit under budget plan

House Democrats looking to tackle climate change advanced the $7.4 billion measure in recent days as part of a sprawling $3.5 trillion package proposed to help families as well.
Published
September 17, 2021

More emissions reduction needed to avoid ‘catastrophic’ climate path, U.N. says

A report on all the national commitments submitted by signatories of the Paris climate accord until July 30 found that they would result in emissions rising nearly 16% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels.