This week’s featured photo is from NRCM member Gerard Austin of Solon, Maine. Gerard shares his spring photo of Michael Stream Falls in Solon. What is your favorite waterfall in Maine? Let us know by emailing us at nrcm@nrcm.org.
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NRCM Names Respected Nonprofit Leader Justin Strasburger as Next Executive Director
April 8, 2026 (Augusta, ME) – The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) Board of Directors has selected Justin Strasburger as the next Executive Director of the state’s leading nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to protecting Maine’s environment. Strasburger will join NRCM on April 13 after nearly two decades in impact-driven nonprofit leadership, including, most recently, as the Read More
Maine Legislature Enacts Bill to Document Harm Caused to Communities from Climate Change
Conservation Law Foundation | Maine Conservation Voters | Maine People’s Alliance | Maine Youth for Climate Justice | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Sierra Club Maine | Third Act Maine | Union of Concerned Scientists | Climate Defenders LD 1870 was enacted by both the Maine House and Senate. It is with the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee, awaiting Read More
New Law Will Make It Easier to Recycle Batteries in Maine
April 6, 2026 (Augusta, ME) – A bill to make it easier to recycle lithium-ion and single-use batteries in Maine has been signed into law by Governor Janet Mills. LD 474 updates the state’s product stewardship laws to require that manufacturers help set up recycling programs for these batteries so they can be safely disposed of and rare earth metals can Read More
My Maine This Week: Ice on Rumford Whitecap by Rachel Farrington
This week’s featured photo comes from Rachel Farrington of Freeport. She told us that she hikes up Rumford Whitecap every month, and on March 18, she saw this ice formation at the top, which looks a lot like an oyster, doesn’t it? Do you have places that you visit year-round or even monthly like Rachel Read More
Plug-in Solar Bill Passes Maine Legislature
A Climate to Thrive (ACTT) | Maine Climate Action Now (MCAN) | Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) A Positive Step to Address the Energy Affordability Crisis April 3, 2026 (Augusta, ME) – The Maine Legislature gave final approval on Thursday April 2 to a bill (LD 1730) that will allow residents to install compact Read More
Creature Feature: Spring Peeper
Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer Cool fact: Spring peepers survive the winter by becoming dormant under leaf litter and under logs, relying on the same sugars they use as nutrients to also serve as a kind of natural “antifreeze” that keeps the tiny frogs safe to temperatures around six degrees below zero. The northern spring peeper became Read More
NRCM Joins Coalition Suing Trump EPA Over Illegal Repeal of Mercury and Air Toxics Standards
Lawsuit challenges rollback that allows more mercury, lead, and other toxic pollution from fossil fuel power plants Augusta, ME (March 30, 2026) – The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) joined a lawsuit filed today by a national coalition of public health, environmental, and community advocates, challenging the Trump Administration’s repeal of standards that limit toxic mercury, lead, and other hazardous air pollution from Read More
My Maine This Week: Sanders Hill by Linda Woods
This week we are happy to once again feature a photo by frequent My Maine This Week photographer and longtime NRCM member Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine. Linda writes, “Sanders Hill in Rome is part of the Kennebec Highlands Public Reserved Land and managed by 7 Lakes Alliance in Belgrade. The time to go is Read More
