Annie Ropeik

Annie Ropeik is an independent climate journalist based in Maine, where she is a regular contributor to The Maine Monitor. Originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, she spent a decade as an award-winning local public radio reporter and host in New Hampshire, Indiana, Delaware and Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. Annie is a board member with the Society of Environmental Journalists.

The Latest from Annie Ropeik

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Maine faces lawsuit for failing to adopt EV mandates, the latest state-level climate court case

Experts say a narrow focus on specific state laws and emissions sectors shows promise as a tactic in climate litigation, with wins for plaintiffs in comparable cases in Hawaii, Montana and Massachusetts.

By Annie Ropeik . 28 August 2024
ENN

Can Maine meet its climate targets and keep expanding highways?

State officials want to pair a proposed toll road outside Portland with other projects meant to reduce driving, but advocates and experts say a bigger shift in thinking is needed if the state intends to achieve its goals for reducing transportation emissions.

By Annie Ropeik . 7 August 2024
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Critics, studies cast doubt on Maine's claims of climate benefits from highway expansion

The state says a proposed bypass outside Portland will reduce emissions by alleviating gridlock. Advocates say this claim has been frequently disproven by the outcomes of similar projects elsewhere.

By Annie Ropeik . 30 July 2024
Wind

Offshore wind port siting stirs debate among coastal Mainers

Residents worried about both climate change and ecological preservation weigh the planned location of a facility that could help launch Maine’s offshore wind industry.

By Annie Ropeik . 19 July 2024
ENN

Offshore wind port siting raises new conflicts for coastal Mainers, environmental activists

Coastal residents concerned for both climate change and ecological preservation are conflicted over the planned location of a facility that advocates say will help launch Maine's offshore wind industry.

By Annie Ropeik . 14 July 2024
ENN

Study: Vermont’s warming winters ‘not the whole story’ for declining fossil fuel use

The analysis finds that warming winters explain most but not all of Vermont’s drop in fossil fuel sales, as improvements like heat pumps and weatherization are starting to have a greater impact.

By Annie Ropeik . 18 June 2024
ENN

As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar

Some advocates say the rules unfairly single out clean energy based on limited data, but they hope the fees could help funnel development toward brownfields and less productive farmland.

By Annie Ropeik . 5 June 2024
Emissions reduction

Portland, Maine, could launch a 'trust fund' to fight climate change

The city council is voting on an ordinance that would sell off renewable energy credits from solar projects to pay for new emission-cutting efforts.

By Annie Ropeik . 22 May 2024
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Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

The city council is considering a novel approach to funneling proceeds from the sale of renewable energy credits into a trust fund that would support efforts to meet the goals of a 2020 climate action plan.

By Annie Ropeik . 16 May 2024
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New England utilities plan ‘transformational’ data platform to make it easier to calculate energy savings

The project would offer easier access to granular usage data, which is needed to support certain Inflation Reduction Act rebates and is currently a labor-intensive process to compile.

By Annie Ropeik . 30 April 2024

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The Latest from Annie Ropeik

Maine faces lawsuit for failing to adopt EV mandates, the latest state-level climate court case

Can Maine meet its climate targets and keep expanding highways?

Critics, studies cast doubt on Maine's claims of climate benefits from highway expansion

Offshore wind port siting stirs debate among coastal Mainers

Offshore wind port siting raises new conflicts for coastal Mainers, environmental activists

Study: Vermont’s warming winters ‘not the whole story’ for declining fossil fuel use

As sprawl threatens farmland, proposed Maine rules single out just one competing land use: solar

Portland, Maine, could launch a 'trust fund' to fight climate change

Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

New England utilities plan ‘transformational’ data platform to make it easier to calculate energy savings