PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 11, 2023
Hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars have flowed into Maine over the last two years alone to fight climate change, funding projects ranging from the installation of heat pumps to help reduce Mainers’ carbon emissions to funding to protect wastewater treatment plants from rising sea levels to the installation of new electric vehicle charging stations, yet the need for additional funding was still highlighted as one of the most pressing needs facing the Maine Climate Council at its Dec. 1 meeting. Mills’ budget proposal includes $3 million in new funding for climate-focused grants, technical assistance, and incentive programs to help Maine communities plan for climate change, reduce carbon emissions, transition to clean energy, and increase their resilience to the effects of climate change.