A fishing shack floats away into Casco Bay during a storm in South Portland, Maine, Saturday Jan. 13, 2024. A record high tide in Maine washed away three historic fishing shacks that had stood since the 1800s and formed the backdrop of countless photographs. Credit: Susan Young / AP

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“Mainers meet to beat climate challenges,” or “Yankee ingenuity shines” would be accurate headlines, in my opinion, regarding Tuesday’s Maine Climate Council meeting. I was impressed!

Civic leaders from Stonington to Bethel shared reports on their communities. People from inland towns compared notes with people from coastal towns. The ever-important Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA), Maine Department of Transportation (DOT), and Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) weighed in too. And a Vermont official shared stories of both successes and challenges in their nearby state. It was time well spent!

M.S. Tupper

Falmouth

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