AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHospital Sustainability: MaineHealth Pen Bay and Waldo hospitals won a national Greenhealth Champion Award for environmental work; Waldo cut anesthetic gas emissions by 84%. Career Connections: The University of New England will launch a professional network on Oct. 14 to connect students and alumni with employers, mentors and industry opportunities. Alpine Change: New research found Katahdin’s vegetation grew 7.9% from 1984 to 2024, faster than on any other New England summit. Warming and airborne nitrogen may be helping plants encroach on fragile tundra. Energy Infrastructure: CMP shared a proposed 108-mile, 1,200-megawatt transmission route from Aroostook County to the regional grid, prompting concerns about impacts on homes, farms and wildlife. Polar Research: The University of Maine is among the partners in a Spanish wind-powered Antarctic expedition studying climate, ice, microplastics and extreme microbes.
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