Each month, we highlight news stories and opinion pieces related to the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s work to protect Maine’s air, land, water, and wildlife.
September 2024
Our work to reunite the Kennebec River to protect the endangered Atlantic salmon is the feature of this Times Record story. Learn about the rebirth of the Kennebec and its ecosystem since the removal of the Edwards Dam in 1999, and the work still to be done.
NRCM Senior Advocacy Director Pete Didisheim spoke with WMTW-TV about the Maine Trails Bond, which is Question 4 on the November ballot. Learn more about the $30 million bond and what the money will do in this WABI-TV news story.
After the CMP corridor campaign and the millions of dollars spent by Central Maine Power, Maine will draft rules that prohibit companies from billing their customers to pay for lobbying, advertising, and other expenses tied to political campaigns. NRCM’s Rebecca Schultz is quoted about these rules in this Maine Public story.
The Portland Press Herald did a story about one of our People’s Choice Award finalists this year, Freeport Climate Action NOW. Read more about the group’s accomplishments.
August 2024
Watch this news story about a recent Offshore Wind 101 meeting in Bucksport, at which NRCM and other organizations shared information and answered questions community members have about offshore wind energy. And earlier this month, the Portland Press Herald editorial board quoted NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Director Jack Shapiro in their editorial in support of offshore wind for Maine.
Read this Bangor Daily News story about how Maine seabirds like the Black Guillemot, is helping scientists learn about mercury levels in the environment, including fish. Black Guillemots are some of the birds that NRCM members and staff see each year on our annual puffin cruise to Eastern Egg Rock aboard the Hardy Boat.
NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Director Jack Shapiro is quoted in this Portland Press Herald story about offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine. Learn more about plans for offshore wind in Maine.
ICYMI: NRCM Climate & Clean Energy Policy Advocate Josh Caldwell spoke with Steve Kahl of WERU radio recently. Listen to the full interview about climate action and how to get involved in your community here.
July 2024
Read a recent Portland Press Herald op-ed by NRCM’s Rebecca Schultz about how solar energy benefits our state.
July 1st was the 25th anniversary of the breaching of the Edwards Dam on the Kennebec River in Augusta. The Natural Resources Council of Maine and our Kennebec Coalition partners, along with many others, were there to watch the freeflowing river for the first time in more than 100 years. The local radio station celebrated this anniversary with a news story about the recovery of the river.
This year was another record year for alewives in Maine, thanks to improved fish passage.
The Portland Press Herald did a story on this winter’s storms and sewage overflows into Maine waters due to the storms. NRCM Senior Director of Advocacy Pete Didisheim is quoted at the end of the story.
NRCM Senior Climate Advocate Rebecca Schultz was interviewed for this Maine Morning Star story about solar energy and the transition to a clean energy future for Maine.
