PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 28, 2020
The Gulf of Maine is warming 99 percent faster than the global ocean average, which means Maine’s aquatic ecosystems are being devastated. These increased ocean temperatures harm fisheries, cause more destructive storms, and accelerate sea level rise. Time is running out. Yet, tragically, while these impacts will be felt right here at home, politicians in Washington, D.C. are doing the exact opposite of what needs to get done. The Trump administration recently finalized a catastrophic methane rule that will turbocharge the disastrous impacts of climate change. The methane rule is just one of a long list of hazardous environmental policies under the current administration. Let’s use our voices to speak truth to power. ~ Anya Fetcher, Environment Maine