As originally reported in the York County Coast Star, The projects were included in the Army Corps of Engineers’ work plan for Fiscal Year 2022, with funding that was secured through the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act signed into law in November, according to a joint statement from Republican Sen. Susan Collins and independent Sen. Angus King. To read […]
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Water Quality Plan Working Session, Thursday, January 13th, 2022 @ 11:00 AM in the Basement of the Dunaway Center
AGENDA Sustainability Committee Working Session Thursday, January 13, 202211:00 am. This meeting is being held at the Dunaway Center Agenda1.0 Welcome & Call to Order 11:00 AM 1.1 Roll Call 2.0 Ongoing Business2.1 ESC Seminar – planning, set up 2.2 Water Quality Strategic plan a. Review outline, section contentsb. 2013 Plan and comments from DEP […]
Erosion & Sediment Control Law Seminar Tuesday, January 18, 9-11 am at the Dunaway Community Center
Please join the Town Manager and the Sustainability Committee as they welcome engineers and inspectors from Acorn Engineering to provide training on erosion and sedimentation controls (ESC) on Tuesday, January 18 from 9-11 AM at The Dunaway Community Center. You may also watch this training remotely on Town Hall Streams, https://townhallstreams.com/towns/ogunquit_maine). This training has been […]
New England is warming faster than the rest of the planet, a new study finds
By David Gable of the Boston Globe – Picture credit to Jarosław Kwoczała at Unsplash This a MUST read. You can read the entire article as it originally appeared in the Boston Globe. Follow this LINK
The Lobster Trap: Maine lobstermen trying to survive
Picture credit to Louis Hansel at Unsplash Key findings from the project that resulted from a yearlong partnership between the Press Herald and The Boston Globe. Please read the 7 takeaways from the yearlong project PRESS HERALD AND BOSTON GLOBE
Sea level rise is accelerating in Maine. In York County, hundreds of millions in property value is at risk
As reported by Susan Sharon in Maine Public – Picture credit: Juanita Swart at Unsplash A MUST READ! – Click here for the full story
Maine’s solar power output has soared in the past two years
A story in MAINE PUBLIC by Fred Bever, Picture credit Zbynek Burival at Unsplash Our very own State of Maine is leading the country in the development of alternative sources of energy, and we are doing in a hurry. You can read or hear this story as it originally appeared in Maine Public as part […]
Support native wildlife: grow trees
Photo credit: by Denny Muller at Unsplash Writing for the Maine Gardener Tom Atwell describes the five keystone tree species that best support native wildlife in New England. As Tom recounts in his article: Those five keystone species are oaks, which support more than 500 species of butterflies and moths; willows, cherries and birches, more […]
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A PRESENTATION BY EFFICIENCY MAINE
PLEASE FOLLOW THE CLICK FOR A COPY OF THE PRESENTATION EFFICIENCY MAINE ELECTRIC VEHICLES