Breaking down the financial toll of severe weather events, the head of the Gulf of Maine Research Institute noted that repairing disabled critical infrastructure is “very expensive."
The Greater Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce will host a discussion on issues facing working waterfronts, from stronger storms and higher sea levels to increased economic pressures.
A new study from Portland Trails finds that the organization’s 100-mile network contributes to a wide range of environmental, health and economic benefits.
The city of Portland has joined forces with the nonprofit Gulf of Maine Research Institute to protect the working waterfront to position Maine’s largest city as a national leader in coastal climate adaptation.
Boston had the Big Dig, but Portland has the Back Cove South Storage facility: visible from I-295, the project consists of massive underground conduits capable of holding 3.5 million gallons of stormwater and sewage during heavy rains.
The class, open to all Maine Realtors, responds to back-to-back storms in Maine in late 2023 and early 2024. The estimated damage to public infrastructure in Maine was $90 million.
A program used by J.S. McCarthy Packaging + Print calculates paper consumption and how many trees were harvested, then plants trees in certified global reforestation projects.