New estimates of how much carbon Maine forests store indicate that achieving carbon neutrality will be easier than hitting Gov. Mills’ robust emissions targets for 2050.
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Posted inOutdoors
Sounds of extinct species call to listeners
Musician and sound artist Steve Norton brings his sound installation to Maine Audubon. Tragically, it’s the only way you will ever hear these vanished birds and amphibians.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine Legislature right to take on packaging waste
Cardboard boxes, plastic jugs and things like them are filling the waste stream, and their disposal costs Maine taxpayers millions each year.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Committee endorses 40% fee increase on wastewater discharge permits
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection said the fee increase is necessary to prevent a looming shortfall in the program that enforces state and federal water quality laws.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Make it easier for Maine shoppers to avoid single-use plastic
L.D. 1933 aims to make refilling your own containers more widely accepted at grocery stores.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Times Record
CMP-funded campaign spends $2.2 million to support transmission corridor
Central Maine Power’s political action committee spent the money this fall on advertising, political consultants, polling and opposition research to promote the $1 billion project, according to a campaign finance report.
Posted inSouthern Forecaster
South Portland’s goal of limiting fertilizer use still ‘a work in progress’
A special committee is looking at how best to prevent excess nitrogen in local waterways.
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Maine towns, businesses face potential 40% increase on wastewater fees
Maine environmental officials say the fee hike is needed to make up for a funding shortfall that is affecting enforcement of water quality laws.
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Maine will double its rebate on certain heat pumps for homeowners
Rebates from the Efficiency Maine trust will increase from $500 to $1,000 for the first heat pump installed in a home if it meets the criteria for high performance and efficiency.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News, Politics
House passes bill to force federal action on ‘forever chemicals’ with Pingree, Golden amendments
The bill would force the EPA to develop health standards for the substances and would add PFAS to the list of chemicals in the agency’s ‘Safer Choice’ labels program.