The Climate Monitor newsletter is a weekly roundup of Maine’s most urgent environmental and energy-related news from the Monitor’s environmental reporters: Kate Cough and Annie Ropeik. The newsletter is delivered by email Friday mornings and is archived below.
Planning a pathway to home electrification
A quick guide to planning the transition shift off fossil fuels.
Lighthouses hit with millions in storm damage
"When a storm sweeps through like that it's a financial shock.”
Record number of disasters show climate crisis urgency in storm-weary Maine
Maine is amid an anxious moment, staring down a future of ever-worsening extremes. Actions taken now will help ease harms that future holds.
How pesticides, road salt threaten Maine’s water supply
The amount of road salt being using, coupled with leaking old septic systems and an increased use of fertilizers and pesticides to kill ticks and mosquitoes and manage invasive plants, are among the greatest threats to future water supply.
Five ways to make sense of your home energy upgrade options
Online tools, energy auditors and even neighbors make for great resources.
State readies update to dune maps, despite objections
Those in favor of updating the maps say the changes will help clarify the location of the dunes, which are at risk of erosion and submergence from flooding and sea level rise.
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