Upper Machias Bay Master Plan moves forward nearly two years after destructive downtown flood
At a community meeting earlier this month, residents discussed wastewater infrastructure, erosion control, emergency response and other strategies to guard against future flooding.
Spreading sand to save a salt marsh
In the first project of its kind in Maine, researchers are using dredged materials to help a marsh in Wells better withstand sea level rise and protect endangered birds.
A conversation with Brian Ambrette, director of Maine’s new resilience office
"It's important for an entity like the State Resilience Office to have this kind of high altitude vantage point to think about responses that can address multiple issues at a time, like threats to community safety, economic wellbeing and resilience posed by climate change."
How Maine towns are regulating development in flood zones
The deadly floods that devastated Central Texas last month provide a stark example of what happens when flood zone development regulations are absent or unenforced.
Maine resilience projects face yet another funding setback
The Trump administration is scaling back a multi-billion dollar hazard mitigation grant program that states have long used to protect homes and businesses from floods and other disasters.
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