A pending youth climate lawsuit in Maine represents the latest iteration of legal strategies aimed at holding states accountable for emissions-cutting targets. The case is one of a growing number responding to lagging progress […]
This story was co-published by Energy News Network, the Maine Monitor, andGrist. Ron Huber rifled through a thick folder full of decades of state environmental records outside a community hall in the tiny coastal […]
Solar developers will pay a premium to build projects on prime farmland under new rules in the works in Maine. The state Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry is drafting the rules based on […]
A climate trust fund proposed in Portland, Maine, would use money from the sale of city-owned renewable energy credits to kickstart further efforts to cut local carbon emissions. Portland is among the hundreds of […]
The United States’ top developer of green energy has spent nearly six years undermining a project vital to generating clean power in New England — a stance critics say belies the company’s branding as a […]
This article was originally published by the Maine Morning Star. The International Energy Agency has estimated that offshore wind could generate $1 trillion in worldwide investments in the next 15 years. Gov. Janet Mills said, “the […]
The bill, if approved, would also require the state to conduct a study on indoor air quality and potential health impacts from natural gas-powered appliances. (The Center Square) — Maine lawmakers are considering a Democratic […]
Some environmental advocates are striking a new tone as they urge skeptical neighbors to see the larger climate benefits of a proposed port that would help build future offshore wind farms in the Gulf of […]
This article was originally published by the Maine Morning Star. Following the defeat of a ballot measure that sought to replace Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant with a consumer-owned power company, policymakers and […]
Communities in southern Maine are collaborating on a pilot program that aims to help residents overcome cost and logistical barriers to accessing climate-friendly home energy upgrades. Five towns and two regional nonprofits received a three-year, […]
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