“Heavenly Sunlight on Cadillac Mountain” This week’s feature is a gorgeous photo of a sunrise taken atop Cadillac Mountain at Acadia National Park. The photo was taken by NRCM member Michael Walsh of Northfield, New Jersey. You can see more of Michael’s photos on Instagram by following him @michaelwalshpictures. Do you have beautiful photos of Read More
News Center Maine Meteorologist Keith Carson: “Weather Was Always My Passion. But Climate Change Has Grown On Me.”
Weather is my passion. It’s been that way since the Blizzard of 1993 hit my home in Massachusetts when I was 10 years old (quick math, how old am I?). I knew from that early age that I wanted to do what I loved when I “grew up.” So I slugged through Calculus, Physics, and Thermodynamics Read More
Maine to Boost Investment in Electric Vehicles
New rebate could double EV drivers statewide NRCM News Release March 13, 2019 (AUGUSTA, ME) – Maine residents will soon have the opportunity to take advantage of expanded charging stations and a new rebate for the purchase of electric vehicles under a climate change initiative announced by Governor Janet Mills today. Funding for the rebate Read More
Moms Oppose Changes to EPA Mercury Rule
Maine has public-health advisories against eating fish from 14 bodies of water contaminated with mercury. By Andrea Sears Public News Service News Story March 20, 2019 AUGUSTA, Maine – Do your job, protect our kids. That’s the message dozens of mothers from 15 states took to Washington, D.C., this week. The Environmental Protection Agency has Read More
Iconic Red’s Eats: “Red is Our Favorite Color, but We Love Going Green!”
I have been an animal- and nature-lover since I was a little girl. It comes as no surprise to those who know me to know how important the issue of protecting nature is to me. Living and working in beautiful, coastal Maine is a gift…one we all must not take for granted. Our restaurant is Read More
Franklin County Commissioners Pull Support for CMP Transmission Line
Commissioners said they were not influenced by a complaint about a flier distributed by CMP in Farmington. by Rachel Ohm, Central Maine newspapers Portland Press Herald news story FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted to revoke support for a proposed transmission line through western Maine on Tuesday after expressing concerns over the permitting process for Read More
Old Town Students Get “LakeSmart” about Pushaw Lake
The seventh grade at Leonard Middle School in Old Town is gearing up and getting excited to launch our Nonpoint Source Pollution project on Pushaw Lake! With support from the Natural Resource Council of Maine, we were graciously awarded one of the grants through the Engaging Maine Middle School Students in Protecting the Nature of Read More
Jobs for Maine’s Graduates Tackles Recycling at China Middle School
At China Middle School, recycling has been a long standing tradition. It began over 15 years ago and the Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) program has been facilitating recycling since the inception. Each week JMG students travel around the school with a large recycling container to collect paper, magazines, cardboard and returnables. Over the past 15 Read More
Revitalizing the Harrison Elementary School Nature Trail
Greetings from Harrison Elementary School! Harrison Elementary School is nestled in the woods on the north of the Sebago Lake Watershed, next to Long Lake. Our students come from the local communities of Harrison and Waterford, and are in third through sixth grade. Our project “Revitalizing the Harrison Elementary School Nature Trail,” plans to utilize Read More
