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National Politics

How Joe Biden scored win on climate plan

by The Associated Press 15 hours agoAugust 9, 2022

The package approved by the Senate over the weekend is the country’s largest-ever investment in fighting global warming.

A new study has found warming over the past century has reversed nearly a millennium of cooling in the Gulf of Maine.

News

Climate change has reversed 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Maine

by Christopher Burns August 8, 2022August 8, 2022

Opinion Contributor

Hot weather and Supreme Court decision add urgency to climate legislation

by Opinion Contributor August 1, 2022August 1, 2022

Summer reading

by George Danby July 30, 2022July 29, 2022

Democrats call Paul LePage a ‘threat’ to Maine’s climate progress

by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

News

Report: Reaching Maine’s climate goals likely as state nears 75 percent carbon neutrality

by Leela Stockley July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

Chuck Schumer is rallying Democrats around a health care and climate change deal.

National Politics

Chuck Schumer rallies Senate Democrats over deal

by The Associated Press July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

Opinion Contributor

Focusing on positive steps may get people to care more about climate change

by Tribune Content Agency July 27, 2022July 28, 2022

US launches website with resources on how to respond to extreme temperatures

by Tribune Content Agency July 26, 2022July 26, 2022

Congress fiddles as the world (literally) burns

by The BDN Editorial Board July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Rising seas and housing demand threaten Maine’s biggest marsh

by Lori Valigra July 25, 2022July 25, 2022

Chellie Pingree

Chellie Pingree urges Joe Biden to declare a climate emergency

by Murray Carpenter, Maine Public July 23, 2022July 23, 2022

A Howland forest is helping scientists understand trees' role in soaking up atmospheric carbon.

Maine forest helps scientists understand trees’ appetite for carbon

by Susan Sharon, Maine Public July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

Climate action

by George Danby July 22, 2022July 22, 2022

An Exeter farm is converting food waste into energy.

This Maine farm converts truckloads of food waste to electricity

by Charlie Eichacker, Maine Public July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

High diesel prices aren't pushing many Maine truckers to adopt electric vehicles.

Few Maine truckers are going electric to relieve the pinch from high diesel prices

by Patty Wight, Maine Public July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

Blue Hill gets $1M to fight the threat of rising tides on its wastewater plant

by Ethan Genter July 21, 2022July 21, 2022

Joe Biden announces modest climate actions while visiting Massachusetts

by The Associated Press July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

The world’s largest 3D printer could be key for solving Maine’s housing crisis

by Nicole Ogrysko, Maine Public July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Analysis: Most major nations lag in acting on climate-fighting goals

by The Associated Press July 19, 2022July 19, 2022