Bangor named one of the cleanest cities for air pollution
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Kaitlyn Budion
1d ago
The metro area has ranked among the cleanest cities for ozone for seven years in a row, and for its daily measure of particle pollution for the last 15 years ..read more
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New FEMA flood maps are coming, but many homeowners say they've experienced the risks firsthand
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Nicole Ogrysko
1d ago
This summer, York and Cumberland Counties will update floodplain maps from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the first time in years. The maps show that hundreds of additional property owners may face flood risks ..read more
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Environmental groups file suit against Maine DEP for failing to curb transportation emissions
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Susan Sharon
3d ago
Several environmental groups have filed suit against the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for failing to slash carbon emissions as required by state law ..read more
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In the face of sea level rise, Maine gets $10 million to preserve and migrate saltwater marshes
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Nicole Ogrysko
3d ago
The Maine projects are among 30 coastal restoration awards announced on Earth Day by the White House and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ..read more
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Group files petition urging federal officials to list saltmarsh sparrow as endangered
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Patty Wight
3d ago
The saltmarsh sparrow only breeds in salt marshes in the Northeast, and has been in rapid decline since the late 1990s ..read more
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Earth Day: Climate Future
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Cindy Han
4d ago
How do we approach climate change — with hope or fear? What is the outlook for Maine, and for our planet ..read more
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New state law requires property owners to disclose flood risk to potential buyers
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Carol Bousquet
1w ago
The law expands the definition of flood risk and takes effect this summer. New Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps released this year will also require additional coastal properties to get flood insurance ..read more
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FERC staff are recommending relicensing 4 Kennebec River dams
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Robbie Feinberg
1w ago
Conservation groups said the proposed plan won't adequately protect salmon and are calling for FERC to look at other measures as part of the relicensing process ..read more
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State lawmakers clear potential roadblock in developing a wind terminal on Sears Island
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Nicole Ogrysko
1w ago
The measure, which passed the House on Wednesday evening, makes an exception to the state's sand dune protections and will allow the Department of Environmental Protection to consider permit applications for a proposed wind port on Sears Island ..read more
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Mainers will vote this fall on a $30 million trails bond
Maine Public » Environment and Outdoors
by Robbie Feinberg
1w ago
If approved by voters this November, the bond would spend $30 million over four years to design, develop and maintain motorized, non-motorized and multi-use trail projects ..read more
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