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PublishedSeptember 29, 2019
Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What will that take?
For this richly forested state, it may not take much beyond previously announced greenhouse gas cuts.
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2019
As sea levels rise, coastal communities grapple with cost of adapting
Municipal leaders and planners gather in Belfast to discuss how to pay for the costly infrastructure projects needed to better protect their communities in the future.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2019
Gov. Mills launches Maine Climate Council with a call to action
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy praises Maine’s effort, and notes, 'Nothing innovative starts at the federal level.'
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Gov. Mills discusses climate change with European officials, U.S. governors
Maine's governor meets with European climate leaders, Brazilian regional officials and other U.S. governors to discuss how states can help the nation meet Paris climate targets.
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PublishedSeptember 23, 2019
In address, Gov. Mills vows Maine will be carbon neutral by 2045, and challenges others
The only U.S. elected official to address the climate summit, Janet Mills announced an executive order aimed at making Maine's economy carbon neutral.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine's first sitting governor to speak before the international body's General Assembly.
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PublishedSeptember 20, 2019
Fed up with inaction on climate change, young Mainers are ‘taking control of their futures’
Student-led 'climate strikes' happening Friday in Maine and across the U.S. are part of a growing movement to push elected leaders to bring about change.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Mills names members of new Maine council on climate change
The 39-member panel will advise the state on meeting ambitious goals laid out by the governor and endorsed by the Legislature.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2019
Maine Compass: Youth lead way on climate
We need to continue to teach students how to affect change in their communities.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2019
Maine finally addressing climate change in the gulf
For eight years, state government did little to deal with the impacts of a warming Gulf of Maine. That's starting to change.
Maine Climate Council
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