Climate Change Newsleter
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2025
Over the course of 2025, Interprets! will highlight the details within the update to Maine Won’t Wait, including the effects of climate change on Maine, the goals of Maine Won’t Wait, covering each of the proposed strategies within in the plan, and highlighting implementation of the plan. Stay tuned!
See 2025 Editions Below:
January 2025 - Introduction to the Maine Won’t Wait Update
February 2025 - The Effects of Climate Change on Maine
March 2025 - Goals of Maine Won’t Wait
April 2025 - Strategy A: Embrace the Future of Transportation
2024
This year's climate topic will be focused on hazard mitigation, including highlighting resources in the State and Lincoln County. Monthly topics will include looking at the types of hazards in LC (flooding, summer storms, winter storms, drought, wildfire, for example) and ways to mitigate the impacts from these events.
See 2024 Editions Below:
January 2024 - Introduction to Hazard Mitigation
February 2024 - Hazard Mitigation: Flooding
March 2024 - Flooding Response
April 2024 - Hazard Mitigation: Severe Summer Storms
May 2024 - Severe Summer Storms Response
June 2024 - Hazard Mitigation: Drought
August 2024 - Hazard Mitigation: Wildfires
September 2024 - Wildfire Response
October 2024 - Hazard Mitigation: Severe Winter Storms
November 2024 - Severe Winter Storm Response
December 2025 - Hazard Mitigation Overview
2023
Throughout 2023 the newsletter will be featuring topics that address climate adaptation and mitigation strategies. Topics will include living shorelines, rain gardens, sea walls, and more. The 'Spotlight' series will highlight useful climate-action resources in Maine.
See 2023 Editions Below:
January 2023 - An Introduction to Climate Mitigation and Adaptation
March 2023 - Protecting and Maintaining Existing Wetlands
April 2023 - Living Shorelines
May 2023 - Rain Collection Cisterns & Barrels
June 2023 - Manmade Pervious Surfaces
August 2023 - Back to School Edition!
September 2023 - Building Weatherization
October 2023 - Transportation Infrastructure
November 2023 - Sourcing Locally
2023 Interprets Live!
In the Summer of 2023, LCRPC held Interprets Live, a climate based conversation. This conversation-based even highlighted social resilience and social vulnerability and how they relate to cliamte resilience. We were joined by Dr. Jessica Brunacini who works extensively in Maine supporting coastal communities as they plan for and respond to the impacts of cliamte change. Check out the recording here!
2022
New for 2022, the newsletter will feature a different climate change topic each month and the effect on human life and the environment. Topics range from building and construction, ocean and fresh water, and safety and preparedness. Readers will enjoy segments such as ‘Climate Change and YOU’ which showcases practices and behaviors individuals can undertake to address, mitigate, and adapt to climate change; native landscaping, healthy travel, and energy reduction for example. Sign up here today!
A hard-copy version can be mailed to you by contacting info @lcrpc.org.
See 2022 Editions Below:
January 2022 - Building and Construction
June 2022 - Climate Change and YOU(TH)
September 2022 - Surface Water
October 2022 - Storm Safety and Preparedness
November 2022 - Community Resilience
2021
The Lincoln County Regional Planning Commission is preparing a monthly email series titled LCRPC Interprets: ‘Maine Won’t Wait’ Climate Action Plan. The goal of the series is to educate and distill information by providing short, easily digestible summaries of ‘Maine Won’t Wait: A Four-Year Plan for Climate Action.’ Each month will be focused on a specific strategy identified in the Action Plan. The intended audience will be town officials, interested residents, and non-profits + organizations in the area who are stakeholders in planning, land use, and climate change work. See editions from 2021 below:
Each month will feature a different subject from the Report:
January 2021 – Introduction to newsletter project and the Climate Council’s work.
February 2021 – Effects of Climate Change on Maine
March 2021 – Strategy A: Embrace the Future of Transportation in Maine
April 2021 – Strategy B: Modernize Maine’s Buildings
May 2021 – Strategy C: Reduce Carbon Emissions in Energy and Industrial Sectors
July 2021 – Strategy E: Protect Maine’s Environment
August 2021 – Strategy F: Building Health and Resilient Communities
September 2021 – Strategy G: Invest in Climate-Ready Infrastructure
October 2021 – Strategy H: Engage with Maine’s People and Communities
November 2021 – Implementing Maine’s Climate Action Plan
December 2021 – ‘Maine Won’t Wait’ One Year Later – What the State Has Accomplished in 2021
The monthly newsletters will follow the same format each month:
- An explanation of the subject, including relevant scientific research and the proposed action steps identified in the Climate Action Plan.
- Identification of a connection to municipal government/leadership or acknowledge how the subject affects town governance.
- Promoting a Maine climate change organization, Town, or RPC doing resiliency planning on the topic.
- Highlight a Lincoln County Business with a quick Q&A on how climate change is relevant to their business, or affects their business and how they see it affecting their business in the future.
Program Contact(s)
Laura Graziano
lgraziano@lcrpc.org