Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

Climate change

Published
December 20, 2021

Biden boosts fuel-economy standards to fight climate change

The new mileage rules are the most ambitious yet, with a target of 40 miles per gallon by 2026.
Published
December 19, 2021

Our View: Maine’s solar stumbles slow move to clean power

We need utilities, regulators and business to work together to decarbonize, but that’s not what we’re getting
Published
December 19, 2021

Insight: Arctic Report Card finds need for improvement

Far from being a distant place that affects few people, the Arctic is at the center of the map because of climate change.
Published
December 14, 2021

Our View: Climate story comes home in Lobster Trap series

A rare collaboration between The Boston Globe and the Portland Press Herald shows how a small island in Maine is at the center of a worldwide crisis
Published
December 13, 2021

Thousands of tornado survivors in multiple states face weeks without heat or water

Kentucky authorities said the sheer level of destruction was hindering their ability to tally the devastation from Friday night's storms.

Published
December 3, 2021

Maine Voices: Our state’s forests are a vital part of our world’s climate solution

Let’s not dally in our effort to hold on to the highly significant forest here at home – Maine’s North Woods.
Published
December 1, 2021

One year in, Maine’s climate plan moving forward, fueled by unexpected federal windfall

Gov. Mills marked the occasion by announcing new initiatives to help towns and cities help meet the Maine Climate Council's plan and her goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 45% by 2030.
Published
November 30, 2021

Maine Voices: CMP’s woes not the only driver in clean-energy project’s defeat

Three of America’s top 12 worst carbon polluters developed a playbook to crush other proposals to meet the existential challenge of our time: climate change.
Published
November 28, 2021

University of Maine researchers try producing potato resistant to climate change

Warming temperatures and an extended growing season can lead to quality problems and disease, Gregory Porter, a professor of crop ecology and management, said.
Published
November 26, 2021

UMaine-Farmington students block road to protest town’s fossil-fuel emissions

Four University of Maine at Farmington students blocked off Main Street, one of Farmington's busier roads and thoroughfares, to protest climate change and the town's fossil fuel emissions. The sit-in ended when police intervened after 15 minutes. The sit-in raised discussion between participants, bystanders and other local activists about the most impactful ways to protest and instigate change.