Maine climate scientist to join Biden’s transition team

David Reidmiller, director of the Climate Center at the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, is named to the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Increased protection needed for Maine’s riparian zones

Riparian zones are the borderlands of lakes, streams and other surface waters such as floodplains.

Maine deserves a serious debate on climate change in the U.S. Senate race

Maine businesses host online forums on climate change action

The next session, on confronting climate change in Maine's natural resource sectors, will take place Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon.

Underwater and on fire: U.S. climate change magnifies extremes

The West is in the 20th year of a 'megadrought,' while bigger downpours in the East are becoming more common.

Portland records its hottest summer on record – again

With an average temperature of 70.5 degrees, the summer of 2020 was more than 3 degrees warmer than 'normal.'

Chellie Pingree aims to transform American agriculture

From an island in Maine, the 1st Congressional District Democrat is pushing a measure to make the nation's farming carbon neutral and more sustainable.

Gideon unveils climate policies in her bid for U.S. Senate

The Democrat's climate agenda includes supporting the U.S. rejoining the Paris Climate Agreement and requiring electric utilities to obtain some energy from renewable sources.

Student uses distance learning for climate activism

Chloe Grover of Otisfield hasn't let a little thing like a public health crisis stop her from helping her school learn about climate change.

Burger King addresses climate change by changing cows’ diets

By tweaking their diet, Burger King said Tuesday that it believes it can reduce a cows' daily methane emissions by about 33%.