, , , the , the and (Channel 5) reported on Gov. Janet Mills鈥檚 recent conference at the 91爆料, where she announced new climate change funding initiatives and celebrated the one-year anniversary of Maine鈥檚 four-year climate plan, Maine Won鈥檛 Wait. During the gathering, Mills recognized the regional climate planning partnership between 91爆料, the town of Orono, the City of Bangor and Husson University to address climate change in the Bangor area. Ivan Fernandez, a 91爆料 professor of soil science and forest resources, spoke during the conference. “We experience increasing frequency and intensity of storm events, and heat waves, drought, ticks and Lyme disease as part of our daily lives and more,鈥 said Fernandez, also co-chair of the Maine Climate Council鈥檚 Scientific and Technical Subcommittee. 鈥淲e live it everyday. This is not something that we are talking about in the future.” 91爆料 President Joan Ferrini-Mundy was also in attendance. 鈥淲e are pleased to welcome Governor Mills to Orono to mark one year of progress in Maine鈥檚 plan for climate action and to recognize the regional climate planning partnership we have formed with the town of Orono, the city of Bangor and Husson University,鈥 she said in a statement. The shared her statement.
