November 2024 NRCM Grassroots Outreach Manager Bronya Lechtman and members of the snowmobile and ATV community were featured in this WMTW news story about the November vote that passed the Maine Trails Bond. More than 520 organizations, towns, land trusts, and ATV and snowmobile clubs supported this first-ever $30 million bond in support of development Read More
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NRCM Urges Senators Collins, King Not to Undermine Senate Confirmation Process for Nominees
November 25, 2024 (Augusta, ME) — Maine’s leading environmental advocacy organization today urged Senators Susan Collins and Angus King to insist that the full, deliberative “advice and consent” process be pursued in the U.S. Senate for nominees to federal agencies that play a critical role in helping protect Maine’s environment. The Natural Resources Council of Read More
My Maine This Week: Eastern Bluebirds by Ted Anderson
NRCM member Ted Anderson of Westbrook shared these wonderful photos he captured of some backyard visitors to his house, Eastern Bluebirds. Aren’t they beautiful? What birds are you seeing in your yard? Snap some pics and send them to us to share (nrcm@nrcm.org).
Updated Climate Action Plan is Opportunity for Maine to Lead
The Maine Climate Council released its updated Climate Action Plan (view PDF) today as is statutorily required under a bipartisan climate law passed in 2019. Since the first Climate Action Plan was published in 2020, the impacts of climate change have become more pronounced, causing damage to critical infrastructure, harm to local communities, and interruptions Read More
Critter Chatter – Reminiscing, Part II
As a follow-up to last month’s stroll down Memory Lane, here is another article Carleen Cote wrote in 2004: “Over our 40 years, we have cared for every species of Maine mammal except for the Pine Martin [sic]. We have cared for every species of water mammal. Caring for the mammals every year is one Read More
My Maine This Week: View from Borestone Mountain by David Preston
Last weekend in Maine was incredibly windy, but that didn’t stop NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer David Preston of China Village, Maine, from hiking to the top of Borestone Mountain. David writes, “We hiked Borestone Mountain yesterday and braved the cold wind for this great view of Sunrise and Midday Ponds Read More
New Methane Pollution Charge Will Protect Our Health
November 15, 2024 (Augusta, ME) — A new rule announced this week by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aimed at slashing harmful methane pollution will protect clean air and safeguard human health. As part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the U.S. Congress adopted the methane waste emission charge as part of the Read More
My Maine This Week: Sun and Wind by Sam Horine
NRCM member Sam Horine shares his recent photo of the Kennebec River near his home in Skowhegan as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. The sun and wind certainly made the river look beautiful! Thanks, Sam.
Together, We’ll Keep Working for Maine’s Environment
Here in Maine, we have a strong track record of coming together to protect the woods, waters, and wildlife we hold dear – for the health of our communities and the health of future generations. Based on the results of the national election, we can anticipate attacks on bedrock environmental laws that protect our land, Read More
