Peter McGuire

Maine

General Assignment Reporter at Law360

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Infrastructure commission urges focus on climate projects

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Preparing Maine for future storms and flooding will cost billions of dollars according to a commission examining the state’s infrastructure. Despite the scale of the challenge the state must act urgently to protect communities from the worst effects of climate change, commissioners said in their final report.
UMaine to float wind turbine despite Trump funding suspension

1 week ago | wbur.org | Peter McGuire

The University of Maine plans to launch an experimental floating wind turbine in the next week, less than a month after the Trump administration cut funding for the project. The floating platform and turbine is a quarter-scale model of Volturn US technology developed at the university's advanced composites and structures center. Officials and supporters say full-size versions could form a new energy industry harnessing powerful winds in the Gulf of Maine.
UMaine to float wind array despite funding suspension

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

The University of Maine plans to launch an experimental floating wind turbine in the next week, less than a month after the Trump administration cut funding for the project. The floating platform and turbine is a quarter-scale model of Volturn U.S. technology developed at the university's advanced composites and structures center. Officials and supporters say full-size versions could form a new energy industry harnessing powerful winds in the Gulf of Maine.
Maine DEP urges delay for climate superfund bill

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has urged lawmakers to delay a bill that would make major fossil fuel companies compensate the state for damages from harmful climate change. Bills proposed by Rep. Grayson Lookner, D-Portland and Sen. Stacy Brenner, D-Scarborough, would establish a climate superfund to pay for mitigation and adaption projects that prepare Maine communities for violent storms, sea level rise and extreme weather.
Maine bills would make oil companies pay for climate damages

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

The world’s largest fossil fuel companies could be required to pay for climate change damage to Maine under proposals being considered by state lawmakers. Two bills to create a climate superfund are up for debate just as the Trump administration files lawsuits against similar state laws.
Maine adopts 'nature-based' shoreline erosion rules

1 week ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

New rules adopted by Maine regulators will make it easier to get permits to stabilize shoreline erosion — as long as projects use biodegradable materials and native plants. The standards were drafted at the direction of the state Legislature and approved by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection. And they are paired with stricter standards for installing larger more intrusive erosion control measures.
Federal oil and gas leasing plan could include Maine coast

2 weeks ago | bangordailynews.com | Peter McGuire

The Trump administration is developing an offshore oil and gas leasing plan that could include waters in the Gulf of Maine. The Natural Resources Council of Maine warns there are no economically recoverable fossil fuels in the region and that drilling risks environmental and economic harm.
Maine will keep sole 207 area code for decades

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

Maine will likely have 207 as its sole telephone area code for at least the next 20 years according to a new projection. The North American Number Plan Administrator forecast an extension of the area code into 2045, about nine years later than an earlier estimate. Maine utility regulators said the news is validation of their efforts to preserve the state's beloved area code.
Despite federal funding uncertainty, Efficiency Maine will continue to offer energy incentives

2 weeks ago | observer-me.com | Peter McGuire |Stuart Hedstrom

By Peter McGuire, Maine PublicEfficiency Maine has a new three-year plan to continue the state’s push to reduce energy use from homes and businesses. And despite uncertainty about federal funding, the agency said it has resources to offer rebates and other incentives to lower energy costs. By 2028, the agency expects that it will help 38,000 homes exclusively use heat pumps.
'Toss the Thanks' campaign ramps up in South Portland

2 weeks ago | mainepublic.org | Peter McGuire

A new campaign in South Portland wants a Canadian oil company to remove old, mostly empty holding tanks from a residential area. And supporters are imagining the possibilities for sprawling real estate the tanks occupy in the heart of the city. "Toss The Tanks" wants to persuade Suncor Energy that their Hill Street tank farm isn’t a good fit for the city. "Suncor has to understand that the community does not want them here any longer," said organizer Tim Honey during a recent community forum.

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