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2024年11月2日 · Hallowell, ME 04347. EMAIL OUR NEWSROOM. Mission: To deliver fearless, independent, citizen-supported, nonpartisan journalism that informs Mainers about the issues impacting our state and inspires them to take action. Through investigative and in-depth stories, we engage readers to participate and connect to create a better Maine.
Maine dams face an uncertain future
23 小时之前 · Renewable sources — which include hydro, wind, solar, wood and biomass — comprised 65 percent of Maine’s in-state electricity generation in 2023, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That ratio will have to increase to 80 percent by 2030 and 100 percent by 2050 under a bipartisan law signed by Gov. Janet Mills in 2019.. To advocates, the appeal of hydropower is ...
A conversation about what will happen to Scarborough Marsh
23 小时之前 · In this episode of the Let’s Connect podcast hosted by WMPG, host Kristina Egan, executive director of the Greater Portland Council of Governments, speaks with Kate Cough, editor at The Maine Monitor, and Steve Pinette, a retired geologist and a leader in efforts to protect Scarborough Marsh, about the impact of climate change on Maine’s ...
About Us - The Maine Monitor
The Maine Monitor is the nonpartisan, independent publication of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN: 27-2623867), dedicated to delivering high-quality, nonpartisan investigative and explanatory journalism to inform Mainers about issues impacting our state and empower them to be engaged citizens.
Ten Maine Monitor stories you may have missed
2023年12月30日 · The Maine Monitor is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Our team of investigative journalists use data- and document-based reporting to produce stories that have an impact. Content labeled as “By The Maine Monitor” are written by staff editors and are reserved for newsroom announcements ...
Introducing The Maine Monitor
2020年8月9日 · The Maine Monitor is the next step in the evolution of MCPIR — a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization founded 10 years ago by veteran Maine journalists John Christie and Naomi Schalit. In 2012, the MCPIR founders adopted Pine Tree Watchdog as the organization’s public-facing editorial brand. In the summer of 2017, we ditched the ‘dog ...
New science on Maine’s climate future and a call for hope
2024年3月17日 · Crucial among those is hope, said the Island Institute’s Susie Arnold. “It turns out that hope is more than a feeling. Just as we can measure changes in climate variables, scientists also measure hope,” she said. “Hope can be taught, it can be learned and, importantly, it can be restored…. Hope is more than optimism — it’s about ...
Building a welcoming, resilient Maine ahead of the climate crisis
2023年10月8日 · A new tool shows in granular detail the ways in which neighborhoods across Maine and the U.S. are vulnerable to climate change — not just in terms of impacts from increasing extreme weather and rising seas, but in their public health, the condition of their infrastructure and other socioeconomic factors that can make or break a community’s ability to survive and thrive through a crisis.
Maine Monitor releases its first annual impact report
2023年3月19日 · The Maine Monitor is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service of the Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting. Our team of investigative journalists use data- and document-based reporting to produce stories that have an impact. The Maine Monitor reported in its first annual impact report that it doubled its news content in 2022, delivering on ...
Some progress, but still far to go on Maine’s climate goals
2023年12月10日 · The state’s next greenhouse gas emissions inventory is also due out next year, which will provide a major reality check on Maine’s progress toward its overarching statutory goals of reducing emissions 45% over 1990 levels by 2030 and 80% by 2050. As of the latest inventory in 2022, we were at about 25%. These are the years, with this steady ...