BANGOR DAILY NEWS • August 1, 2024
We should expect to see more extreme storms as the effects of climate change become more prevalent. For the sake of Maine’s economy, we must develop partnerships among governments at all levels and business sectors to identify strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change and create the resilient infrastructure to withstand them. Making our infrastructure more resilient means elevating roads, ensuring culverts that run beneath roads and bridges have capacity sufficient to handle significantly greater water volumes and constructing wharves to withstand sea level rise and storm surges. There is no retreat for what remains of Maine’s working waterfront. Businesses can also tell government leaders what they need to succeed. Failure to act with a sense of urgency is not an option. ~ Linda Nelson, Governor’s Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission