Holding polluting corporations accountable through systemic changes in state policy is the key to creating a more healthy, prosperous, sustainable future for us all. We cannot win on these issues without activists like you. That’s why on Thursday, February 12th, from 9 – 11 AM, we will be holding a Waste State House Lobby Day. We’ll Read More
My Maine This Week: Pine Point Beach by Mary Ellen Alicandri
NRCM member Mary Ellen Alicandri of Yarmouth shares this photo she took at Pine Point Beach in Scarborough last month. Look at that blue sky! Wishing you all a peaceful and happy New Year!
Tuesday, April 7: End-of-Session Virtual Action Hour
On April 7th, we anticipate we’ll be in the final days of the 2026 legislative session! This means that legislators will be making a mad dash to vote on legislation. Your legislators need to hear from you during this final stretch to ensure they make decisions that serve you and your community, and Maine’s environment. Read More
NRCM Statement on RFP for Northern Maine Renewable Energy Development Program
The Maine Public Utilities Commission today issued a Request for Proposals for 1,200 MW of wind power in Aroostook County and a transmission line to carry the new lower cost, reliable clean energy to electricity customers across Maine. In response, the Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following statement from Climate & Clean Energy Director Jack Shapiro: “Bringing lower-cost sources of homegrown clean energy Read More
My Maine This Week: Kettle Cove by Kelly Magalis
In November’s NRCM enewsletter, we asked you to share your beautiful Maine photos with us for this My Maine This Week feature…and you delivered! Thank you to NRCM support Kelly Magalis of Brunswick for sharing her beautiful photo of Kettle Cove in Cape Elizabeth. Wishing you all a season of peace, joy, and happiness.
Conservation Groups File Appeal Urging CMP Compliance with Mature Forest Requirements
Appalachian Mountain Club | Maine Audubon | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Trout Unlimited December 18, 2025 (Augusta, ME) – Several of the state’s leading conservation groups have filed an appeal with the Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) asking them to require improvements to Central Maine Power’s (CMP) flawed Conservation Plan for the New England Clean Energy Connect Read More
My Maine This Week: Isle au Haut Sunrise by John DeWitt
NRCM member John DeWitt, of Isle au Haut, shares this beautiful sunrise photo with us and writes, “Isle au Haut in Penobscot Bay. The sunrise was at its best just as I walked by this clearing. Black Horse, an unforested small island is in the distance.” What a beautiful way to start the day! Where Read More
First Round of Maine Trails Program Grants Awarded
Maine Trails Coalition | Natural Resources Council of Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands Awards $7.5M to projects statewide December 11, 2025 (Augusta, ME) – Trails advocates are applauding the announcement by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL) of $7.5 million in awards through the new Maine Trails Read More
My Maine This Week: Porter Preserve by Stephen Moriarty
NRCM supporter Stephen Moriarty of West Bath sent us this photo a few weeks ago when we asked our enewsletter subscribers to send us their beautiful Maine photos. Thank you, Stephen! He writes, “This was taken during our annual Indigenous Peoples Day picnic hike at Porter Preserve in Boothbay. It is a lovely shaded spot in Read More
