The Maine Climate Council on Wednesday heard the results of an equity study that asked low-income residents, older and rural Mainers, veterans and others about the state’s goals.
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Drag queen Pattie Gonia aims to give the climate movement a makeover with joy and laughter
In its second year at New York Climate Week, ‘Save Her! Environmental Drag Show’ has become a popular attraction.
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Backyard Naturalist: A vote for September
Usually such beautiful days are an escape from political ugliness, Dana Wildes writes.
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Maine launched its first Inflation Reduction Act rebates. What’s next?
The new funding could fill some gaps, but bandwidth for actually using the money at the local level may remain a challenge.
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Author talks climate future at Common Ground Country Fair
Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, author of “What if We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures,” speaks Saturday at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity.
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The lost pears of Maine
‘It is a pretty exciting time for pears.’ Heirloom pears, both European and Maine varieties, are beginning to get attention in Maine.
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Activists push for more aggressive action as Maine pitches climate strategy to public
Some environmental groups say the first draft of Maine’s next climate action plan doesn’t go far enough, especially when it comes to curbing transportation emissions.
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‘All emergencies are local until they’re not’: How one Maine town is prepping for its next disaster
Like much of inland Maine, Norridgewock was isolated when rivers surged late last December. Town officials don’t want to be in that position again.
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Feeling the heat as Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer
The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record.
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Companies crafting new ways to grow cocoa to keep up with demand
From California to Israel, companies are aiming to grow cocoa beyond the tropics in a bid to buffer chocolate’s key ingredient from climate change.