UMaine Student Quoted in Articles on Climate Change Rally
University of Maine student Catherine Fletcher was quoted in Associated Press and Kennebec Journal/Morning Sentinel articles about a climate change rally and march held at the State House in Augusta. Hundreds of college students participated in the event that was organized by Maine Students for Climate Justice, a coalition of student groups from around the state. The students urged state leaders to take action on climate control and called for a moratorium on fossil fuel development. Fletcher, who has worked to get the University of Maine System to drop investments in coal stocks, said students must get involved, according to the KJ/Morning Sentinel. “Our generation is inheriting the burden of the climate crisis. If our leaders won’t take action, we will,” she said. WABI (Channel 5), WMTW (Channel 8 in Portland) and SFGate carried the AP report.