by Melanie Sochan The Forecaster news story SCARBOROUGH — Officials and experts spoke out against President Donald Trump’s proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, saying they could hurt beaches, air quality, and tourism, and contribute to sea level rise and damage the health of Maine residents. The remarks came at a press conference Aug. Read More
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Maine’s Beaches Are Bouncing Back — But Researchers Can’t Predict For How Long
by Fred Bever Maine Public news story The beaches of southern Maine are bouncing back — ten years after a St. Patrick’s Day storm took a bite out of coastal communities and after other storms and a prolonged rise in sea levels in 2010 that caused even more erosion. In the latest installment of “Beyond Read More
NRCM Testimony in Support of LD 469, “An Act to Establish a Generally Applicable Regulatory Standard to Address Impacts of Sea Level Change and Increased Storm Surges”
Senator Tom Saviello, Chair Representative Ralph Tucker, Chair Joint Standing Committee on Environment & Natural Resources My name is Dylan Voorhees and I am the Climate & Clean Energy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Thank you for allowing us to present this testimony. We appreciate the effort of the sponsor to bring Read More
NRCM Testimony in Support of LD 540, “An Act to Help Municipalities Prepare for Changes in Sea Level”
Senator Paul Davis, Chair Representative Ronald Martin, Chair Joint Standing Committee on State and Local Government My name is Dylan Voorhees and I am the Climate & Clean Energy Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Thank you for allowing us to present this testimony. We support this common-sense legislation, which would integrate critical Read More
Rising Sea Levels Could Wash Away $3.1B in Maine Property. See How Your Neighborhood Might Fare.
By Darren Fishell Bangor Daily News news story If sea levels rise six feet by the year 2100 as projected, that would put an estimated $3.1 billion in Maine residential real estate under water. The property site Zillow matched up its proprietary data on current home values with federal projections of how sea level rise Read More
Shrimp, Lyme, Wildflowers: How Climate Change is Already Changing Maine
By The BDN Editorial Board There are the stories about Greenland’s melting ice sheet and people forced to leave their homes on islands in the Pacific Ocean due to rising sea levels. But the stark, universally experienced impacts of climate change that alter day-to-day life closer to home are often more difficult to detect. That’s Read More
Sea Level Bill Up For Public Hearing Monday
By Jennifer Mitchell MPBN news story A public hearing on a bill that prompts municipalities to plan for the effects of rising sea levels is set for Monday. LD 408, sponsored by Representative Lydia Blume of York, and co-sponsored by a list of others, mostly from coastal towns, would require coastal communities to consider the Read More
Ocean Scientists Report “Unprecedented” Spike in Sea Level Off Portland Several Years Ago
Casco Bay waters rose by 5 inches during a peak period in 2009-10, and more extreme fluctuations are likely, increasing the threat of coastal flooding. By Eric Russell, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Sea levels off Portland rose by 5 inches during 2009 and 2010 as part of what researchers called an “unprecedented” Read More
In India, A Looming Migration as Sea Waters Rise
Flooding in a low-lying delta region of about 200 islands could trigger ‘the largest-ever migration in the history of mankind.’ By Katy Daigle, The Associated Press Portland Press Herald news story BALI ISLAND, India — The tiny hut sculpted out of mud at the edge of the sea is barely large enough for Bokul Mondol Read More
