PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • December 20, 2024
The U.S. Senate approved a bipartisan bill Friday cosponsored by Maine’s U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King to fund parks and outdoor trails in urban and low-income areas. The Outdoors for All Act, which passed unanimously, will help provide outdoor recreational opportunities for people in the country’s largest cities by funding the creation and expansion of existing parks, open spaces, trails and playgrounds. Those spaces also help provide shade, tree cover and cleaner air. The approval was applauded by Maine environmentalists.