Hawaii is seeing the most serious effects, with coral bleaching damaging the reefs.
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Watch: Gov. Mills addresses U.N. on Maine’s climate change plans
She will be Maine’s first sitting governor to speak before the international body’s General Assembly.
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Scientists ID right whale found dead in New York waters
Snake Eyes, a 40-year-old male, was last seen entangled in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in August.
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Maine finally addressing climate change in the gulf
For eight years, state government did little to deal with the impacts of a warming Gulf of Maine. That’s starting to change.
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Waters off the coast of Maine vulnerable to changing climate
Warming within the swirling ocean depths of the Gulf of Maine has implications for all life and livelihoods within the ecosystem. Scientists, fishermen and aquaculturists brace for challenges.
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BP CEO says he’ll sell oil projects to meet climate targets
One of the proposals management has weighed is leaving the most carbon-intensive projects.
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Conservation group takes its case to the public with video warning of right whale’s demise
Oceana bolsters the release of a report with a clip featuring actor Sam Waterston, who says the whales ‘could go extinct in your lifetime.’ Maine’s lobster industry says it’s untrue and unfair, and releases its own video. Watch both videos here.
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Gulf of Maine Research Institute launches virtual climate center
It will identify solutions to rising sea temperatures in a part of the ocean warming faster than almost any other.
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Nearly 22 million pounds of plastics enter the Great Lakes each year
Plastic debris makes up about 80 percent of the litter on the shorelines of the lakes, the planet’s largest system of freshwater.
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Portland schools benefit from Maine Audubon grants
The goal is to encourage students to take direct action, while enriching their learning experience.