NRCM news release January 8, 2020 (Orono, ME) – Maine’s leading environmental advocacy group, the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), issued the following statement from Clean Energy Staff Attorney Sue Ely regarding the decision today by the Land Use Planning Commission (LUPC) to certify to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) that Central Read More
My Maine This Week: Soni Adams
The New Year brings us a new My Maine This Week photographer! This week’s photo was sent to us by Soni Adams, a summer resident of East Boothbay, Maine. She took this gorgeous photo of Green Island, off of Ocean Point, Maine, just before Christmas. She writes, “It reflects the rugged, cold beauty of Maine!” Read More
My Maine This Week: Max Miller
We welcome a new My Maine This Week photographer this week. This photo was taken in November by Max Miller of Thomaston, Maine. He captured this beautiful image of a sunset behind wild parsnip flowers, taken along Old County Road overlooking a small valley to West Meadow Road. You can follow Max on Instagram to Read More
Maine Environment Fall 2019 Newsletter
Maine Environment Fall 2019: What’s Inside! In this issue of Maine Environment, we feature an important story by NRCM Sustainable Maine Director Sarah Nichols about the fundamental problems Maine is facing in regard to recycling materials, and how we can fix it through an extended producer responsibility for packaging policy reform. Sarah talks about a new Read More
News & Noteworthy — October – December 2019
December 2019 Maine Public has a great look at the news that Hydro-Quebec has launched a PAC to spend big in support of its money-making CMP corridor project. Though CMP and HQ aim to spend huge sums to try and convince Mainers their destructive project is a good thing, they can’t erase the fact that Read More
My Maine This Week: Pam Wells
The Natural Resources Council of Maine is fortunate to have amazingly talented photographers as members and supporters. Some NRCM members, like Pam Wells of Old Town, Maine, have been sending us photos for more than a decade. This week’s photos were taken by Pam at the Orono boat launch on the Penobscot River. Pam captured Read More
3 Reasons Maine Needs the Transportation and Climate Initiative Now!
Right now, 12 states in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic are developing a regional Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) that could help create more affordable and healthier transportation options for Mainers and lead to less pollution from cars and trucks. Today the states released a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and results of economic modeling on Read More
Critter Chatter Column Returns!
December 2019, Part I In light of Donald Cote’s recent recognition by the Natural Resources Council of Maine [Town Line, November 21, 2019] for his decades of wildlife rehab work, the Critter Chatter column is being brought back to readers! As the new writer for this venture, I thought a good place to start would Read More
Fixing Fundamental Problems with Recycling
Recycling is one of the key ways we can keep materials out of landfills and conserve our natural resources. For decades, Maine people have developed a strong recycling ethic because they want to do the right thing. However, many are losing access to recycling programs due to changes in the recycled commodities markets. This is Read More
