SUN JOURNAL • September 11, 2024
The Maine Climate Council began its statewide tour Tuesday night at the Lewiston Public Library with a question in mind: “What does successful climate action in Maine mean to you?” Attendees had a chance to answer that question and others as the council held the first of five workshops this month in an effort to hear Mainers’ concerns about the climate. The first draft of Maine’s next climate action plan for the next four years, Maine Won’t Wait, was met with criticism for lacking resolve around certain targets, such as transportation emissions. The council has four more workshops scheduled this month in Portland, Bangor, Biddeford and Ellsworth to hear what efforts Mainers want to combat climate change.