Penelope Overton

While governments are responding to climate change at the global, national and state levels, local officials are identifying opportunities and responding to threats that are unique to their communities.

The expansion of the Mount Washington weather network will provide real-time data for skiers, hikers and skaters heading to New Hampshire, but it will also help improve Maine forecasts and preview storm systems heading into Maine.

The 26 automated stations will be installed throughout the state to improve forecasts and severe weather alerts, and to help farmers and foresters manage weather-related risks.

The expansion of the Mount Washington weather network will provide real-time data for skiers, hikers and skaters heading to New Hampshire, but it will also help improve Maine forecasts and preview storm systems heading into Maine.

The sustainability fellowship program was launched last year to train the next generation of leaders and build an official sustainability network in southern Maine.

Grants will pay for private landowners to adopt climate-friendly forestry practices and conserve old-growth forests for carbon storage and help the Penobscot Nation enter the carbon market.

Newly released records show more than 22,000 gallons of PFAS-laden foam and rinse water recovered after the recent Brunswick spill were trucked to waste incinerators in low-income communities far from Maine's borders.

In the days following Maine's worst forever chemical spill, crews scrambled to clean up tens of thousands of gallons of toxic firefighting foam from the former Brunswick Naval Air Station

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