Each month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to NRCM’s work to protect Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife. March 2024 The federal government announced on March 15th the wind energy area in the Gulf of Maine where offshore wind development may occur. The Bangor Daily News editorial board agrees with the more than 500 Read More
News & Noteworthy
Weekly roundup of news stories related to Maine's air, land, water, and wildlife.
News & Noteworthy: October—December 2023
We highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife in our monthly News & Noteworthy. December 2023 NRCM Staff Scientist Nick Bennett and Dan Kusnierz, the water resources program manager for the Penobscot Nation, wrote a strong op-ed about why the proposal for a mine in the Katahdin region Read More
News & Noteworthy — July-September 2023
Read these noteworthy news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife and the work of the Natural Resources Council of Maine. September 28, 2023 Last weekend many of you were at the Common Ground Country Fair in Unity. Thanks to all who stopped by to say hi to us in Read More
News & Noteworthy — April – June 2023
Every month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife. We update News & Noteworthy weekly with the latest news related to the nature of Maine, including the work of staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. June 2023 The National Wildlife Federation honored Greg LeClair this Read More
News & Noteworthy — January – March 2023
Each month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife. We update News & Noteworthy with the latest news related to the nature of Maine, including the work of staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine. March 2023 We told you some months ago about a proposal Read More
News & Noteworthy — October – December 2022
Read highlights from December 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. December 2022 Rulemaking for Maine’s first-in-the-nation Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for Packaging law began this month. Read about the first meeting, and hear from NRCM Read More
News & Noteworthy — July – September 2022
Read highlights from September 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. September 2022 We didn’t want to wait to share the fantastic news stories about yesterday’s Clean Water Champions event in Lewiston, so Read More
News & Noteworthy — April – June 2022
Read some highlights from June 2022 news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife, in this News & Noteworthy from the Natural Resources Council of Maine. June 2022 We are going to cover the news from the past two weeks in this week’s News & Noteworthy. We Read More
News & Noteworthy — January – March 2022
Read some highlights from news stories and opinion pieces related to the environment, including Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife: March 2022 Let’s start with some great news about a few of the bills that NRCM has been involved with this legislative session: Tuesday, Governor Mills signed into law LD 736, a bill to expand Read More