BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 15, 2024
Trump’s second term could greatly affect Maine, a rural state that backed Vice President Kamala Harris last week but saw its more conservative, northern half support Trump for the third straight election. Trump has already vowed to halt offshore wind projects on “day one” of his new term, which would end Maine’s ambitious plans on that front. “It’s important to start recognizing a Trump presidency is incompatible with our climate goals,” Lucy Hochschartner, the climate and clean energy director for Maine Conservation Voters, said. Trump rolled back more than 100 environmental rules during his first term and removed the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement meant to reduce global emissions. Rep. Dick Campbell, R-Orrington, the lead Republican on the Legislature’s environment committee, criticized advocacy groups for warning about Trump and said they have “destroyed Maine with their overreactions.”