PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • March 2, 2021
Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time. Municipalities are on the front lines, and southern Maine communities are already experiencing the effects of stronger, more frequent storms, rising seas and extreme temperatures. To address this challenge and drive progress, six coastal communities – Kittery, York, Ogunquit, Kennebunk, Kennebunkport and Wells – joined with the Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission in 2019 to establish the state’s first Regional Sustainability and Resilience Programto help the towns address climate change impacts and advance sustainability and resilience efforts, work that was beyond the reach of the towns individually. ~ Abbie Sherwin and Karina Graeter, Southern Maine Planning and Development Commission, Saco