PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 31, 2020
Climate change is raising temperatures around the world, and Maine is no exception. July was the hottest month on record for Portland, and Portland even broke records for the highest low temperature on July 27, when the temperature never got below 78 degrees. The Maine Climate Council is hard at work to develop an economic and climate action plan for Maine’s future. But Maine can’t, and shouldn’t, go it alone. Federal leadership is essential. That’s why I’m asking for Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Reps. Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden to offer their full support for (1) Maine’s plan and (2) federal climate action. ~ Erica L. Bartlett, Portland