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Washington County Land Trust Gets $1 Million in California Carbon Offset Funds

GRAND LAKE STREAM, Maine — With the help of a carbon cap-and-trade program in California, a Washington County land trust is getting more than $1 million that it hopes to use to purchase nearly 22,000...

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Eliot Wants EPA Probe of Emissions from Plant

Kimberly Richards still remembers how it felt, back in the sixth grade, when she suffered her first episode of bronchitis.“It was upsetting, because at that age I was just getting into sports ......

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Report: Climate Change Impacting Game Species in Maine

Augusta, ME (September 25, 2013) – Rising temperatures, spreading diseases, and more extreme weather events fueled by manmade climate change are making survival more challenging for America’s...

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Scientists Concerned by Sudden Global Warming Changes

WASHINGTON — Hard-to-predict sudden changes to Earth's environment are more worrisome than climate change's bigger but more gradual impacts, a panel of scientists advising the federal government...

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LePage Criticized for Opting Maine Out of Anti-smog Effort

AUGUSTA, Maine — Environmental groups attacked Gov. Paul LePage on Monday for his refusal to sign a petition in favor of tough standards in nine states from which pollution affects air quality in Maine...

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LePage Does Not Join Petition for Clean Air

The governors of eight Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states have petitioned the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for stronger air pollution limits on nine Midwest states, but Maine Gov. Paul LePage is...

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Maine Groups Join Massive Conservation Coalition Calling for Bold Action to...

With critical federal tax incentives set to expire on December 31, twelve Maine organizations joined more than 230 other organizations and elected officials Wednesday to urge the Obama Administration...

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LePage Should Sign Anti-smog Petition

Some East Coast governors sent a petition to Washington this week calling for tougher regulation of coal-burning power plant emissions that blow in from the Rust Belt and foul the air in places like...

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Maine Should Lead Washington on Climate Policy

It is fortunate for all 7 billion people on Earth that humans are finally learning new ways to produce and use energy. Examples are legion: hybrid cars, LED light bulbs, more economical wind, solar and...

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Weatherization Best Way We Can Cut Energy Costs

Low-income heating assistance once again is becoming a political football in Washington. As surely as temperatures fall in winter and heating oil prices climb, Maine’s congressional delegation will...

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