NRCM statement Good morning and welcome. My name is Dylan Voorhees and I’m the Clean Energy Director at the Natural Resource Council of Maine. Today the Natural Resources Council of Maine is revealing what we believe to be the most comprehensive look to date at the impact of sea-level rise on the coast of Maine. Read More
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Mitchell Lauds Environmentalist’s 20 Years
by Deirdre Fleming Portland Press Herald news story Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell, the keynote speaker at the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s annual meeting, used his speech praising Brownie Carson’s 20 years of service to warn of environmental dangers ahead. “We’re going backwards in this world in dealing with environmental issues,” Mitchell said Friday Read More
Maine Trails Bond
Governor Mills signs the Maine Trails Bond (LD 1156) into law on Earth Day! Stay involved to help get the Maine Trails Bond passed on the ballot in November. Sign up for updates. Passing a first-ever Trails Bond will help make Maine a national leader in recreational and multi-use trails that bolster local economies, strengthen Read More
Maine Businesses Allowed to Implement Reusable Food Containers
News release from Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainable Solutions and the Natural Resources Council of Maine Augusta, ME (October 12, 2021) – Policy changes to Maine’s Food Code now allow businesses to save money and protect the environment by offering reusable and returnable take-out food containers. Environmental advocates and business owners applauded the Read More
On 50th Anniversary of Unanimous Clean Air Vote, A Call for Bipartisan Climate Action
NRCM news release Augusta, ME (September 22, 2020) — On the 50th anniversary of a unanimous 1970 U.S. Senate vote to pass the Clean Air Act, Maine Independent Senator Angus King today joined clean air, public health, and climate experts at an event co-hosted by the Natural Resources Council of Maine to call for that Read More
Ingrained in the Woodwork
The Western foothills and mountains of Maine, similar to much of rural Maine, is a quiet place. We who live here value the calm, privacy, and refuge that the dense forest provides from the violence and the pain that we see on the news. But the tall pines, the rivers, and the mountains are only Read More
Earth Week 2020 Daily Resources
April 22, 2020, marked the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. To celebrate how far we have come in protecting our environment, staff at the Natural Resources Council of Maine created daily digital care packages from across our program areas that we provided to our members for each day of Earth Week. These resources—informative webinars, inspiration Read More
News & Noteworthy — July – September 2019
News & Noteworthy September 2019 Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan The timberland company Weyerhaeuser is asking to terminate a massive rezoning plan for the Moosehead Lake region that was the focus of years of debate and regulatory battles over development in Maine’s North Woods. Gov. Mills wants Maine carbon-neutral by 2045. What Read More
News & Noteworthy — April – June 2019
June 2019 Soaring on Solar The solar bill that our clean energy team has worked on for years is awaiting the governor’s signature after being approved by the House and Senate, as was the expansion of the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. Both bills will give a boost to clean, renewable energy in Maine. Big solar Read More