At a joint meeting last week, the towns shared ideas to address climate change issues.
Climate Action Plan
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North Yarmouth seeking residents’ input for Climate Action Plan
A community survey is underway and other opportunities will be available for the public to list their priorities for climate change mitigation strategies.
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Topsham invites residents to participate in upcoming climate action workshop
The Topsham Energy Committee is hosting a workshop July 30 for residents to participate in and hear ideas on what the town’s Climate Action Plan will look like moving forward.
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Bath seeks input from residents for its community Climate Action Plan
The City of Bath seeks community input throughout the summer for it’s unveiled Resilient Bath Plan.
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Balance of growth and preservation at core of Yarmouth, Falmouth comp plan updates
Falmouth and Yarmouth have completed updates to the plans that will guide land use and other policies going forward.
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Bristol’s storm recovery plans focus on Community Resilience Partnership
January storms eroded Bristol’s infrastructure. To rebuild, the town is taking steps to enroll in the state’s Community Resilience Partnership.
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South Portland comprehensive plan update: ‘What we want and how to get there’
The city is holding community sessions for residents’ input on topics that range from public services and infrastructure to climate change resilience.
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Council establishes Yarmouth Climate Action Board
The Yarmouth Town Council has created the Yarmouth Climate Action Board, which will incorporate the Committee for Energy Efficiency and Sustainability and the Recycling Committee and act as one entity dedicated to implementing local solutions to climate change. “They’re encouraged by the opportunity to work together,” Town Manager Scott LaFlamme said. YCAB will function without […]
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The Recycle Bin: Topsham climate action planning
Recently, bigger ocean storms have knocked out hundreds of Maine lobster docks, intense rainfalls have kept the Androscoggin River well above flood level for many days in April and power was out for 10 hours to several days in parts of the Midcoast. Increasingly intense weather events are becoming the new norm, so many Maine […]
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Yarmouth Town Council unanimously adopts Climate Action Plan
The Yarmouth Town Council has unanimously adopted the Climate Action Plan proposed by the Yarmouth Climate Action Task Force. The plan, approved by the council late last month, calls for efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero and prepare for climate impacts and outlines steps to do so. The volunteer resident task force […]