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2 weeks ago | 
nhpr.org | Peter McGuire
A lot of birds are shifting their range in response to warmer temperatures. That means bird watchers are seeing new species in their yards.
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2 weeks ago | 
npr.org | Peter McGuire
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3 weeks ago | 
panelsfurnitureasia.com | Shujie Yang |Peter McGuire
By Peter McGuire, climate reporter at Maine PublicMillions in federal funding for Maine woodland to improve harvest practices have remained stalled for months without reason. Landowners and logging companies say the funding delay could force them to scale back operations.
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3 weeks ago | 
wbur.org | Peter McGuire
The developer of Maine’s first offshore wind array has paused the project amid the Trump administration’s backlash against the industry. Pine Tree Offshore Wind asked to suspend negotiations with state regulators on a deal to sell power from its planned 12-turbine floating development in the Gulf of Maine.
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4 weeks ago | 
bangordailynews.com | Peter McGuire
Millions of federal dollars promised to Maine woodland to improve harvest practices has been stalled for months without explanation. Landowners and logging companies are increasingly anxious about the funding blockade, and will have to make tough decisions if the money doesn’t come through. Baskahegan Co. Vice President Kyle Burdick said it was banking on federal reimbursements to sustain logging operations on its Down East timberland this year.
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1 month ago | 
mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire
A bill to exempt crystal deposits that could contain lithium from Maine’s strict mining law faces stiff opposition from environmental groups and state government. State Sen. Joseph Martin, an Oxford County Republican, wants to make it easier to operate a pegmatite quarry of up to 20 acres. During a public hearing Monday, he told members of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee the intent of was to make it easier for noncommercial, recreational mining operations.
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1 month ago | 
wgbh.org | Peter McGuire
March 21, 2025 It’s often said that spring arrives with the first Robin. Biologists would say robins aren’t really the best indicator, based on migration habitats and that red-winged blackbirds might serve as a more accurate harbinger of a new season. But as a warming climate shortens Maine’s winters, bird species once rarely seen during the colder months now hang around for the entire year.
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1 month ago | 
nhpr.org | Peter McGuire
It's often said that spring arrives with the first Robin. Biologists would say robins aren't really the best indicator, based on migration habitats and that red-winged blackbirds might serve as a more accurate harbinger of a new season. But as a warming climate shortens Maine's winters, bird species once rarely seen during the colder months now hang around for the entire year. Just after sunup on a bitter early March morning, a chorus of birdsong that fills the air at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm.
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1 month ago | 
mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire
It's often said that spring arrives with the first Robin. Biologists would say robins aren't really the best indicator, based on migration habitats and that red-winged blackbirds might serve as a more accurate harbinger of a new season. But as a warming climate shortens Maine's winters, bird species once rarely seen during the colder months now hang around for the entire year. Just after sunup on a bitter early March morning, a chorus of birdsong that fills the air at Maine Audubon's Gilsland Farm.
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1 month ago | 
wbur.org | Peter McGuire
Maine’s air pollution will likely get worse if the Trump administration enacts a massive rollback of environmental regulations, according to public health and conservation advocates. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin plans more than 30 actions to reconsider rules including those that limit pollution from power plants, automobiles and the oil and gas industry. The agenda further targets protections aimed at lowering greenhouse gas emissions driving up global temperatures.
