Climate change is making it harder for the salmon to find food and easier for alien species to compete, but there are some signs of hope: Their numbers ticked up in Maine this year.
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Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
The U.S. could remove 1 billion tons of carbon from the air – for $130 billion
A report published Monday lays out a roadmap to pull CO2 from the air.
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Posted inFood, Vegan Kitchen
2023 has been an excellent year for plant-based foods
Changing tastes and the climate crisis have led to more people eating vegan around the world, more companies selling vegan foods to meet that demand, and even a couple of vegan landlords who won’t rent to meat eaters.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Opinion: Maine needs to adopt state rules to clean up trucking pollution
More delays in adoption of Advanced Clean Trucks will shut Mainers out of years of valuable economic and health benefits.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick council approves emission reduction targets
The Brunswick Town Council approved a goal of net-zero emissions by 2050, which could help the town access state and federal funds to mitigate the effects of climate change.
Posted inNation & World, News, Uncategorized
Earth is running a fever. And UN climate talks are focusing on the contagious effect on human health
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it’s high time for the U.N. Conference of Parties on Climate to hold its first ‘Health Day’ in its 28th edition, saying the threats to health from climate change were ‘immediate and present.’
Posted inLocal & State, News
As Casco Bay warms, climate change alters its chemistry in unexpected ways
Casco Bay remains healthy overall, but the near-shore waters face a plethora of threats, especially stormwater pollution.
Posted inFood, Recipes
Climate change is already affecting your grocery bill
And it’s only getting worse. Expect to pay more for items from olive oil and coffee to wheat.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Oil companies sign onto big climate deals to cut potent greenhouse gas
Saudi Arabia, big fossil fuel producers sign onto initiatives to cut methane, as they try to position themselves as part of the fix for climate change.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
U.S. proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before climate change shrinks its habitat
Populations of the medium-sized wildcats in New Hampshire, Maine and Washington state are most at risk as warmer temperatures reduce habitat for lynx and their primary food.