PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • July 26, 2024
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced Friday it is giving Maine a $69 million grant to help underserved communities develop and implement new strategies to protect themselves from the impacts of climate change, including flooding, storm surge, and extreme weather events. Federal officials hailed Maine’s “ambitious vision to become a national leader in climate resilience.” The Maine Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future will use the $69 million — the state’s largest ever climate grant — to focus on nature-based solutions, strengthen Maine’s working waterfronts, and build enduring capacity to prepare for and respond to climate change impacts.