Towns contend with sewer overflows, flooding and more as Gulf of Maine keeps warming

BANGOR DAILY NEWS • September 16, 2020

Maine might not face the same sort of immediate threats as wildfires out West or more severe tropical storms along the Southeast coastline, but the changing global climate is already having an impact on the state. Nowhere is this more evident than along Maine’s long, convoluted coastline, which is home to the state’s seafood industry and the focus of its tourism sector, each of which contributes more than a billion dollars to the state’s economy.