Unusually warm and mostly snow-free, the past few months have continued a long-term trend consistent with a warming planet.
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Cities can expect mass species turnover in a warming world
Research found a warming world is moving many animals out of their historical geographic ranges and into new ones.
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EPA sets strict emissions standards for heavy-duty trucks and buses in bid to fight climate change
The new rules for heavy trucks and buses come a week after the EPA announced new automobile emissions standards for passenger vehicles.
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Among other impacts, climate change will affect our collective psyche, scientists say
Efforts to close Maine’s gap between mental health needs and services must account for the increasing needs driven by climate change, a scientist says.
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Bath’s frequently flooded sewers will see upgrades with federal funds
A congressional spending package awarded Bath with funds to fix sewer-related issues such as the water main on Commercial Street, which has seen increased flooding from storms.
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‘Signs of the Season’ citizen science trainings scheduled
University of Maine Cooperative Extension and Maine Sea Grant will begin a series of workshops next week for those interested in participating in the Signs of the Seasons citizen science project, a statewide initiative to identify and record cyclical and seasonal changes in more than 20 different indicator species, such as milkweed, butterflies and loons, […]
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Climate change is shifting the zones where plants grow – here’s what that could mean for your garden
THE CONVERSATION — With the arrival of spring in North America, many people are gravitating to the gardening and landscaping section of home improvement stores, where displays are overstocked with eye-catching seed packs and benches are filled with potted annuals and perennials. But some plants that once thrived in your yard may not flourish there now. […]
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Proposal to give lawmakers final say over Maine’s electric vehicle standards sails through committee
The committee unanimously approved a bill declaring electric vehicle rules to be the responsibility of lawmakers and not the Board of Environmental Protection, an appointed citizen board that rejected EV rules the previous day.
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Higher temperatures mean higher food and other prices. New study links climate shocks to inflation
By 2060, the climate-triggered part of inflation should grow, with global food prices predicted to increase 2.2 to 4.3 percentage points annually, the study said.
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Maine board rejects mandate to boost electric vehicle sales by 2032
Suggesting lawmakers should take up such sweeping changes, the Board of Environmental Protection votes 4-2 against the rules on the same day that the Biden administration rolls out the country’s strongest-ever limits on tailpipe pollution.