"Maine Bans Offshore Wind From State Waters"
"Maine Gov. Janet Mills signed a law yesterday [Wednesday] to permanently bar offshore wind from state waters in a compromise with lobstermen."
Source: E&E News, 07/09/2021
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"Maine’s Blueberry Crop Faces Climate Change Peril"
"Maine’s beloved wild blueberry fields are home to one of the most important fruit crops in New England, and scientists have found they are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the state."
Source: AP, 07/06/2021
"N.J. Approves 2 More Offshore Wind Farms To Power 1 Million Homes"
"While the first wind turbines have yet to be built off the Jersey Shore coast, state leaders are already pushing for expansion."
Source: Newark Star-Ledger, 07/01/2021
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Maine Enacts Bills To Tackle Pollution From ‘Forever Chemicals’
"Maine lawmakers have passed a sweeping set of bills aimed at addressing the growing problems posed by “forever chemicals” that have shut down several farms and contaminated dozens of private wells across the state."
Source: Portland Press Herald, 06/23/2021
Drilling for Data on Offshore Wells
For reporters covering the long-standing conflict over offshore drilling, which erupted again this month after a federal judge blocked a halt to new leases, an Interior Department database offers a wealth of data about offshore wells. The latest Reporter’s Toolbox walks you through the maze of bureaucracy behind the database, and then provides detailed guidance on how to make the most of its info.
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“Routledge Handbook of Environmental Journalism”
While a “Handbook of Environmental Journalism” might initially sound like a scholarly work on environmental journalism, our BookShelf reviewer finds that the volume reads more like an engaging assembly of accessible accounts on the profession from colleagues across the planet. That makes it a rich resource for working journalists ... and anyone else with a passing interest in environmental issues and how they’re covered.
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"CMP Can Begin Construction On New Segment Of Corridor, Court Rules"
"New England Clean Energy Connect (NECEC) can begin construction on the one segment of the power transmission line that doesn't run along the existing Central Maine Power (CMP) corridor. This comes after a federal judge lifted an injunction blocking construction on that segment Thursday."
Source: News Center Maine, 05/14/2021
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