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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Portland’s minimum wage jumps to $21 an hour because of storm
Gov. Janet Mills' declaration in advance of Hurricane Lee triggers a city law that includes a hazard pay clause bumping up Portland's minimum wage by 50% during a state of emergency.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
How hard will Hurricane Lee hit New England? The cold North Atlantic may decide
New England will feel some effects from Hurricane Lee but is usually protected from the worst of a hurricane’s wrath by the cold waters of the North Atlantic.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2023
2023 summer set global record for highest heat ever measured, meteorologists say
Daily September temperatures also are higher than what has been recorded before for this time of year, according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer.
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PublishedSeptember 4, 2023
Erosion on Chebeague Island seen as warning to other coastal communities
Multiple sites are being monitored along Maine's southern coast, but an intertidal nature preserve on Chebeague Island has changed most of all.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2023
Maine’s puffin colonies recovering in the face of climate change
Scientists who monitor seabirds said Atlantic puffins had their second consecutive rebound year for fledging chicks after suffering a bad 2021.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Grants for Kennebago preservation project on hold over lack of public access
The Rangeley Heritage Land Trust will have two years to secure deeded public access or it will lose $1.7 million to protect thousands of acres along the Kennebago River.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Record sea ice melt in Antarctica doomed thousands of penguin chicks to a watery grave
Using satellite imagery, researchers found that four of five observed emperor penguin colonies in the Bellingshausen Sea region experienced 'catastrophic breeding failure,' meaning that no chicks born in 2022 are believed to have survived.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2023
Massive algae bloom in Gulf of Maine mystifies, worries scientists
Researchers say this kind of algae does not produce harmful toxins, but they worry its eventual die-off could lead to low oxygen levels that have preceded large fish and shellfish kills in other areas.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Firefighters report more progress against Canadian wildfires and wait for rain
In all, there are 386 fires burning, and 3,500 people fighting the flames that have chased tens of thousands of people from their homes.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2023
Post-Tropical Storm Hilary pushes into Nevada after drenching California
Hilary dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain on some areas, including Palm Springs, which saw more than 3 inches of rain by Sunday evening.
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