Maine Couple Finds Feces on Porch After Climate Move, Drawing Conservative Backlash Over 30% Relocation Trend
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Updated · Fox News · May 13
Maine Couple Finds Feces on Porch After Climate Move, Drawing Conservative Backlash Over 30% Relocation Trend
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 13
Bangor newcomers Shawn and Sara Good said finding human feces on their porch was a tolerable tradeoff after leaving Austin over four "catastrophic" weather events in five years.
The Bangor Daily News framed the family as "climate refugees," but conservative commentators mocked both the couple and the coverage, arguing it downplayed Bangor's visible homelessness problem.
Bangor's response has already tightened: the City Council on Monday approved an ordinance banning storage of personal belongings on sidewalks to push back against downtown encampments.
Texas has recently been hit by Winter Storm Uri, deadly floods that killed 130 people last year, Hurricane Beryl and extreme heat, hazards the couple cited in choosing Maine.
Climate concerns are increasingly influencing moves nationwide; a Forbes study found 30% of homeowners have relocated because of climate change, and researchers say northern states could draw more arrivals.
As climate migrants arrive, can cities like Bangor solve homelessness before becoming unaffordable for everyone?
Are climate migrants simply swapping natural disasters for social crises in their search for a safe haven?
With its upgraded power grid, is Texas now more resilient than the couple who fled it believes?