FORECASTER • September 19, 2023
Climate change was on the agenda this month as the Yarmouth Town Council received updates on work to mitigate it at the state and local levels. “We had some big wins this year,” Rep. Art Bell, D-Yarmouth, told the council Sept. 7. Three bills related to climate change were signed into law, LD 1895 will open the doors for federal money to come into Maine to tap into the offshore wind energy opportunities on the Gulf of Maine. LD 1986 will create a more targeted and transparent solar energy storage program. LD 1909 will modernize Maine’s bottle redemption program and continue to reduce litter while increasing recycling. At the local level, the Yarmouth Climate Action Task Force hopes to deliver a draft of a climate action plan to the council in November.