The Daily Climate

Climate change is worsening the water quality issues at the center of a dispute over Lake Auburn

Climate change has been contributing to worsening water quality in Lake Auburn, as winter ice cover diminishes, and water temperatures are rising, giving algae more time to grow. And more extreme storm events can dump sediment and runoff which further degrade water quality.

Impacts

Preparation and response to flooding, especially with the impacts of climate change

In Maine, snowmelt in early spring can often contribute to flooding. Climate change is also causing more and more flooding, including in places that haven’t been flood risks before.

Impacts

We've reported in half of Maine's counties for 'Climate Driven' — here's some of what we've learned

For more than a year, Maine Public's news staff has been taking a deep dive into the all-encompassing subject of climate change — examining its effects, its challenges and what future adaptation might look like in Maine, one county at a time.

Impacts

For all its perils, climate change could make Maine's frigid interior more hospitable

Over the last several years, much thought has been put into how Maine should respond to the challenges of climate change. But what about its potential benefits?

Impacts

Lawmakers consider proposal to boost climate change education in Maine schools

Maine environmental groups and young climate change activists are backing a bill that would give teachers a chance to beef up on climate science instruction.

Causes

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Maine unlikely to alter goals to address climate change in light of new U.N. report

Maine Gov. Janet Mills says a new report from the United Nations that is calling for unprecedented cuts in greenhouse gas emissions is unlikely to change the state's own climate change goals.

Newsletter

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How Maine tribes are adapting to climate change, threatening thousands of years of culture

In northern Maine, the Aroostook Band of Micmacs has for decades been trying to protect important tribal cultural resources, including traditional foods,

ORIGINAL REPORTING

An aerial view of a rail yard with tracks and trains

Effort to curb Southern California rail yard pollution stalls under Trump

Marching for climate with sign: "There Is No Planet B"

It isn’t just the U.S. The whole world has soured on climate politics.

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oilfield orphans

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

CLIMATE

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Climate change is worsening the water quality issues at the center of a dispute over Lake Auburn

Preparation and response to flooding, especially with the impacts of climate change

We've reported in half of Maine's counties for 'Climate Driven' — here's some of what we've learned

For all its perils, climate change could make Maine's frigid interior more hospitable

Lawmakers consider proposal to boost climate change education in Maine schools

Maine unlikely to alter goals to address climate change in light of new U.N. report

How Maine tribes are adapting to climate change, threatening thousands of years of culture

Effort to curb Southern California rail yard pollution stalls under Trump

It isn’t just the U.S. The whole world has soured on climate politics.

New Mexico’s billion-dollar oilfield orphans

New EPA proposal aims to strike down landmark climate "endangerment finding"

Wildfire burns historic Grand Canyon lodge as toxic gas leak complicates response

Trump administration redirects clean energy funds in defiance of Congress

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine

New Hampshire snowpack decline reveals hidden impacts on forests and water