Gulf of Maine
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PublishedJune 24, 2019
Shark sighting prompts beach advisory in York
A basking shark was spotted swimming off Long Sands Beach on Monday morning, town officials say.
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PublishedJune 19, 2019
Backing lobstermen, Rep. Golden seeks to withhold funds for right whale protections
Rep. Pingree co-sponsors the amendment, as Golden argues that a scientific tool used to assess the lobster industry's risk to right whales has not been subject to 3rd-party review.
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PublishedJune 11, 2019
About one-sixth of all sea life may be lost to warming in this century, new study finds
If the world reduces carbon pollution, losses can be limited to only about 5%, the new international study concludes.
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PublishedJune 10, 2019
Gulf of Maine Research Institute sets up for-profit wing
The science nonprofit wants to advance its mission through the free market.
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PublishedJune 6, 2019
Lobstermen tell regulators: Give us fewer buoy lines, but let us fish them how we want
Flexibility is the only way Maine's diverse $485 million fishery can survive, they say at a hearing in Deer Isle.
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PublishedJune 5, 2019
U.S. House unanimously passes bill to address ocean acidification
Maine Democrat Chellie Pingree's measure moves to the U.S. Senate, while state lawmakers appear likely to pass Gov. Janet Mills' climate package.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Scientists link warming of Gulf of Maine to decline in right whales’ food supply
Copepods, the flea-like creatures the whales feed on, have sharply declined with rising water temperatures.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2019
Climate bills call for Maine to reduce emissions to 80% below 1990 levels
Seven hours of testimony provide a glimpse into the scope and impact of proposals to rein in greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, factories and motor vehicles.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2019
Democrats looking to finally tackle climate impacts to Gulf of Maine
Lawmakers are optimistic bills to implement bipartisan commission's 2014 recommendations will advance after years of delay.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2018
Maine Voices: Hydroelectric dams produce green energy? Think again
Building such dams in Maine would violate federal and state environmental laws, for good reason.
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