The cost of climate damage is rising for Mainers, as study to assess damages awaits funding Across Maine, severe winter storms in recent years have caused tens of millions of dollars in damage to public infrastructure, while farmers have faced major crop losses from drought. Communities are also grappling with sea level rise, rising insurance costs, and threats to fisheries and public health. Now, Maine lawmakers are moving forward with a… The post The cost of climate damage is rising for Mainers, as study to assess damages awaits funding first appeared on Maine Beacon .

What Will It Take for Home Buyers to Start Asking for a Disaster Discount? The real costs of owning a house in neighborhoods that are vulnerable to flooding and wildfires are becoming clearer.

Trump’s new conditions on DEI, immigration could cut off states’ wildfire funding A new effort to force states to affirm the Trump administration’s views on DEI, transgender athletes and immigration when signing contracts with the U.S. Forest Service is threatening millions of dollars in wildfire grant funding and fire reduction projects on federal lands. Some liberal states can’t sign the documents because the policies clash with state […]