BANGOR DAILY NEWS • December 13, 2022
2022 marked the 50th anniversary of both the Clean Water Act and the founding of the now-named Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. We also saw students and faculty from the University of Maine attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt. However, these celebrations are sometimes overshadowed by the environmental problems we are facing. For example, PFAS has become a part of the daily lexicon in 2022. We need to include leadership development in the conversation to prepare people with the skills and abilities to understand and develop solutions to these complex and complicated problems. ~ Josh Mangin, doctoral student in the leadership program at University of Southern Maine