PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 16, 2020
Maine boasts many recreational opportunities, from sailing to canoeing, camping to rock climbing. We have the ocean, the lakes, the rivers, the mountains as our backyard. Maine’s wilderness has provided the needed respite from the stresses of COVID-19. But this wilderness is threatened by warming temperatures and pollution, which is why we must protect it. Conserving 30 percent of land and water by 2030 would be a good start, and the Maine Climate Council is leading the way by including this goal in the new Climate Action Plan. I urge Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King to lead at the federal level by co-sponsoring the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature. We should preserve the iconic beauty of Maine for ourselves and our kids. ~ Samantha Le, Bangor