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Maine’s heat pump boom has bee...

Aug 3, 2025 by GlobalPossibilities

Maine has had success in adopting heat pumps across the state, and jobs have grown quickly — particularly in rural areas.

Maine Hits Clean Energy Grand ...

Feb 12, 2020 by GlobalPossibilities

Maine Hits Clean Energy Grand Slam

They Built a Life in the Shado...

Dec 9, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Maine’s toxicologist isn’t alarmed by the results of an extensive air monitoring program, but people living near South Portland’s petroleum tank farms are panicking.

Air Monitoring Reveals Troubli...

Aug 23, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Residents in South Portland, Maine, packed a meeting to find out about the noxious fumes fouling the air they breathe. The news, one official said, was bad.

Maine Hits Clean Energy Grand ...

Jul 9, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

As a baseball fan, I’m looking forward to watching the best players in the world compete for bragging rights in the 90th Major League Baseball All-Star game tonight. As a Maine resident for the past 11 years, I’m even more thrilled to see Maine regain its all-star status as a clean energy leader.

Fumes from the Petroleum Tanks...

Jun 10, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

As South Portland, Maine, embarks on an air monitoring program, day care providers, the mayor and our reporter begin the search for answers.

China gets tough on US recycla...

Jan 10, 2019 by GlobalPossibilities

Beijing’s 2018 crackdown on recyclables was widely decried as a disaster for global recycling. Facing rising recycling costs, cities like Sanford, Maine, have found innovative ways to respond.