BANGOR DAILY NEWS • November 12, 2021
The impacts of climate change can be felt across our state. The climate crisis is not an abstract problem that future generations will have to face. It’s here right now, harming our communities, environment, and very way of life. Many of the workers we represent at the Maine Service Employees Association are on the front lines of mitigating climate change every day. The “Build Back Better” act, legislation before Congress right now, would invest in clean energy technologies and create good-paying jobs in the process. The bill promises more than $500 billion to address climate change — the largest investments ever put forth by Congress to tackle the climate crisis. For Maine, these investments would translate to new jobs and boost our economy. Already, almost 12,000 Mainers are working in clean energy. ~ Jeff McCabe, Skowhegan, Maine Service Employees Association