SUN JOURNAL • November 5, 2021
Maintaining “the way life should be” depends on both economic development and conservation, and both are increasingly affected by climate change. Two bills currently in Congress — the “Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act” and the “Build Back Better” legislation being advanced through budget reconciliation — contain necessary policies that will support our climate resilience in critical ways. While some of the details are still being worked out, we know these bills will provide major investments to reduce both emissions and costs across the residential, public, commercial, and industrial sectors. ~ Kate Dempsey, The Nature Conservancy in Maine; Mitch Sammons, Sheridan Construction Corporation.