September 1 webinar on Maine Climate Council strategies to include equity assessment

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

August 27, 2020 News

The Belfast Area Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will host a webinar on Tuesday, September 1, featuring Cassaundra Rose, coordinator for the Maine Climate Council, and several members of the council’s working groups.

In April 2020 the Mitchell Center was asked by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to lead a project focused on improving the equity outcomes of the Climate Action Plan being developed by the Maine Climate Council. A preview of recommendations from this project will be included in the webinar.

The Mitchell Center is assisting the council to understand and improve the extent to which the draft strategies being considered ensure that the benefits of climate protection efforts are distributed equitably. The team is also addressing inequities in how the burdens created by climate change, and the policies designed to alleviate them, may affect people and communities.

Linda Silka, Mitchell Center senior fellow, David Hart, Mitchell Center director, and Sara Kelemen, a University of Maine graduate student in the School of Food and Agriculture, are leading the project.

To learn more, see a summary of the project and a feature article on UMaine News.