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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Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announces new ‘Climate Pledge’ before employee protests
More than 1,000 Amazon employees plan to walk off the job to protest the company’s track record on environmental responsibility.
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‘We’re losing the race’: UN secretary general calls climate change an ’emergency’
A CBS News poll released on 15 September found that 69% of Americans want the next president to take action, while 53% say such action is needed “right now”.
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Maine Voices: Let’s leverage the tools the Founders gave us to fight climate change
HR 763 – which would put a fee on carbon and return the proceeds to American households – is an idea whose time has come.
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As Maine’s climate warms, what’s on the menu likely will change
Chefs and scientists offer opinions on what we’ll be eating in 50 years.
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Leonard Pitts: Hottest month ever testifies to truth about climate change
More of us than ever are recognizing that there’s a crisis – now it’s time to act.
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‘Like a sunburn on your lungs’: How does the climate crisis impact health?
Children, pregnant people and the elderly are the most at risk from extreme weather and heat – but the impact is already felt across every specialty of medicine.
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Most American teens are frightened by climate change, poll shows
A solid majority of teenagers are convinced that climate change will harm them personally, as well as their generation.
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Trump skips G-7 meeting on climate change, Amazon fires
The president left an empty chair as global power brokers debated how to help the fire-ravaged Amazon and reduce carbon emissions.
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Welcome to Greenland, where glaciers go to die
The future of the earth is being written in fast-melting Greenland.