TIMES RECORD • May 8, 2020
Gov. Mills’ Climate Council has been working on this issue since September of last year. The Climate Council is tasked with creating a four-year action plan that includes strategies for reducing Maine’s greenhouse gases emissions and strategies that help us adapt to the impacts of climate change. Things are still moving ahead despite the restrictions on social distancing. The working groups will submit their draft strategies to the Climate Council by June 17th. The state plans to hold public meetings through the summer and fall as possible. The strategies will then get woven into an action plan that will be presented to the Governor and the Legislature in December. ~ Susan Olcott