On top of agreeing to divest from fossil fuels, lawmakers pass 10 measures that promise to reduce carbon emissions and adapt to climate impacts.
Environment
The changing face of electricity generation
How renewable power is reshaping electricity markets.
Taking the future into their own hands
Youth activists, encouraged by the passage of a pioneering mandate, are leading the state and nation toward fossil fuel divestment.
The next solar frontier
Community solar farms hold great potential benefits for Maine – if the State does more to guide the industry’s growth.
Conversations from the Pointed Firs: Poet and activist Mihku Paul
Host Peter Neill talks with poet and activist Mihku Paul about concepts of “wilderness” and her experience growing up as an indigenous native of Maine.
Wind: The overlooked wild card in climate change
Climate predictions don’t generally factor in surface winds, despite some indications they may be changing.
Growth of Maine’s aquaculture industry sparks conversation about carbon footprint
Will the benefits of locally grown food outweigh the energy-intensive processes used by aquafarms?
Launching a sustainability accelerator
Maine can’t wait to finance clean energy and climate resilience.
Maine’s legislature could become first to require divestment of public funds from fossil fuels
The bill has sparked constitutional arguments and a debate over how more than $17 billion of state funds should be invested to best serve the public.
Ending the ‘Silent Spring’ on commercial forest lands
Passage of a bill to ban aerial spraying would be a long overdue step toward managing Maine forests as ecosystems.
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