The Northeast is seeing some of the biggest changes in rainfall quantity and intensity, according to the National Climate Assessment.
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Posted inTimes Record Opinion
Gary Anderson: Environmentalism’s endless someday
Lately, the news seems particularly prone to fearmongering, and needlessly so given, that there are already so many totally frightful aspects to today’s “new normal.” Perhaps fear’s increased exploitation is merely media’s desperate misdirection from the ever more dreaded terror of life’s increasingly overwhelming chaos. True chaos is difficult to sound bite. Fear is much […]
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Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Deadly heat waves threaten older people as summer nears
A 2021 study estimates more than a third of U.S. heat deaths each year can be attributed to human-caused global warming.
Posted inNation & World
Earth in hot water? Worries over sudden ocean warming spike
In the last few weeks, the global average ocean sea surface temperature jumped 0.36 degree F, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer.
Posted inScarborough Leader, Southern Maine Weeklies
Workshop calls for land conservation goals
A Scarborough Town Council workshop on April 19 discussed on how to achieve the town’s conservation goals and achieve the “30 by 30” initiative.
Posted inTimes Record
Climate talk highlights how to save money, reduce carbon emissions
The City of Bath Climate Action Commission’s Climate Conversations at the Patten Free Library continue at 5:30 p.m. May 3. The public is invited to a presentation by Bridget Gifford, who will discuss Efficiency Maine’s residential offerings. The program will describe how homeowners can receive thousands of dollars in rebates for energy-efficient upgrades. Gifford, program […]
Posted inLocal & State, News
‘Every day should be Earth Day’: Celebration, rally held in Portland
The city and its residents tout the strides toward sustainability, with a rally and march from Monument Square to Portland City Hall, and an event at Payson Park.
Posted inNation & World, News
Most Americans have experienced extreme weather, poll finds
And 54% of the public overall attribute that to climate change.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Biden signs order prioritizing ‘environmental justice’
While GOP lawmakers want less regulation to lower energy prices, the administration says those policies would benefit oil companies and the Chinese.
Posted inNation & World, News
Biden announces $80 million in solar power initiatives
The Department of Energy is set to spend $52 million on 19 solar projects across a dozen states, including $10 million from the infrastructure law, as well as $30 million on technologies that will help integrate solar electricity into the grid.
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