Farmington students stage climate protest in wake of Trump's win

MAINE PUBLIC • November 8, 2024

A group of students at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington staged a walk out Friday to demand climate action by politicians in the wake of Donald Trump's election win. It was part of a wider day of protests organized nationally by the Sunrise Movement, a youth climate action organization. Senior Maya Kellett, who organized the protest hopes it will raise awareness and help to build community at her school. President-elect Trump has called climate change a 'hoax', promised on the campaign trail to roll back climate policies, outlined plans to open publicly owned lands to drilling, and has claimed he would stop wind power development 'on day one' in office.