Climate Change

Mills Talks to MPBN About Declining Salmon Population

Katherine Mills, researcher at the University of Maine and Gulf of Maine Research Institute, spoke with the Maine Public Broadcasting Network about a new study on the decline of North American Atlantic Salmon populations that analyzes data from the past three decades. The study, which was recently published in Global Change Biology magazine, was written by […]

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Holberton Quoted in Article on Puffins

Rebecca Holberton, University of Maine professor of biology and ecology, was quoted in the International Business Times article “Puffins return to Maine for nesting season, but climate peril looms.” Holberton’s quote, “It’s our marine canary in a coal mine, if you will,” came from an Associated Press article in June about the risk of starvation […]

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WLBZ Covers Maine Beaches Conference

WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the Maine Beaches Conference on Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College in South Portland. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, focused on the effects of Superstorm Sandy and the lessons Maine can learn from the storm.

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Media Previews Maine Beaches Conference

The Sun Journal, Portland Press Herald, WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) were among several news organizations to carry an Associated Press report previewing the Maine Beaches Conference. The conference, coordinated by Maine Sea Grant and a steering committee of public and private partners, takes place Friday, July 12 at Southern Maine Community College […]

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EPA Environmental Merit Award Recognizes ACUPCC

Last month in Boston, University of Maine Sustainability Coordinator Dan Dixon accepted an Environmental Merit Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency New England on behalf of the university. The University of Maine is a charter signatory of the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC), which was initiated in 2007 by Second Nature […]

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