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The House approved legislation Thursday to peel back parts of government aimed at encouraging the development of offshore wind.

It passed the House, 206-163, and still needs approval from the Senate. If passed…

By Kate Cough

February 21, 2025

The new rules, developed at the request of the legislature, seek to find a way to protect Maine’s rare high-value agricultural land from development.

Editor’s Note: The following first appeared in The Maine Monitor’s free environmental newsletter, Climate Monitor, that is delivered to inboxes…

Can we reverse the Wet-Vac Homer, Mr. Burgum needs more.

US energy council chief says power…

Cutting clean energy tax credits would drive up Maine power bills

Eliminating tax credits could lead to a loss of $22 billion a year in clean power investment in the U.S. In Maine, the loss would be $100 million annually, according to a report.

Posted February 21

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

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A halt to clean energy tax…

By Sam Patten

February 19, 2025

Updated:February 19, 2025

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When Heather Sanborn served in the Maine State Legislature not so long ago, she voted in support of granting credits to solar companies as part of Governor Janet Mills’ (D) green energy agenda, but now that she’s the state’s Public Advocate representing the ratepayers before the Public Utilities Commission, is she ready to fight against the complex, controversial and burdensome…

By Reagan PaulFebruary 18, 2025Updated:February 18, 2025…

Former Maine lawmaker with leukemia needs a bone marrow donor

by Billy Kobin

February 3, 2025

Former state Rep. Maggie O'Neil, D-Saco, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in December 2024 and is seeking a bone marrow donor. Credit:…

February 08, 2025

An article from the self appointed "green" side:

“We’re not going to do the wind thing,” Trump said during a rally for supporters shortly after he was sworn in on Jan. 20...................

.....................“These actions are sowing a lot of chaos,” said Patrick Drupp, director of climate policy with the Sierra Club, a national environmental advocacy group. “The longer that goes on, the more likely projects go away. If developers start pulling back from…

By Jacob Posik

February 11, 2025

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On her second day as Maine’s new public advocate – the official responsible for representing the interests of low-income ratepayers before Maine’s Public Utilities Commission – Heather Sanborn gave an interview to the Portland Press Herald which read like a full-throated defense of Maine’s controversial …

Maine’s new public advocate wants to help low-income residents pay electric bills

Heather Sanborn also said she will speak neither for nor against legislation seeking to eliminate a solar subsidy program she supported as a lawmaker.

February 10, 2025

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

In her first week on the job, Maine’s new public advocate said she’s looking for funding to help low-income residents pay their electric bills and…

In all, a $5 billion program to build chargers on highways nationwide was halted by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

February 8, 2025

Stephen Singer

Portland Press Herald

The Trump administration is rescinding federal funding to build electric vehicle chargers, leaving in doubt $4 million for Maine to build out a network, though a larger sum from Washington is unaffected, a spokesman for the state Department of Transportation said Friday.

Federal…

What about onshore wind?

Maine Public | By Peter McGuire

Published January 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM EST

State Rep. Reagan Paul, a Republican from Winterport, has proposed legislation that would prevent the state from building a planned facility on Sears Island to support a nascent offshore Gulf of Maine ocean wind power industry.

The measure was floated as President Donald Trump froze further ocean…