PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 29, 2023
The state announced $2.4 million in grants to 53 communities across Maine on Friday to help them plan for climate change, reduce carbon emissions, and increase municipal resiliency through projects ranging from local forest protection to weatherization to rooftop solar arrays. The grants to Maine cities, towns and tribes are being distributed through the state’s Community Resilience Partnership program. Created in 2021, the program has awarded $6.1 million to 103 communities. Gov. Janet Mills said, “We all know that climate change is real and that we can’t wait to address it.”