Howland fish bypass completes collaborative effort to rebalance fisheries and hydropower on Maine’s largest river News release Howland, ME – Today, federal, state, local, and tribal representatives, and project partners gathered in Howland, Maine, to mark and celebrate the completion of the last major milestone in the Penobscot River Restoration Project: the newly constructed fish Read More
Maine Environmental News
Maine environmental news often comes quickly and with little warning. Stay up to date on Maine environment news.
From issues such as climate change, healthy waters, Maine forests and wildlife, and sustainability—and environmental policy that could impact them—you’ll find NRCM’s up-to-the-minute news releases to see our perspective on the most pressing issues facing Maine’s land, air, waters, and wildlife. This includes findings relating to our role as Maine’s watchdog of activities of state environmental agencies—we stand ready to blow the whistle when regulations are not enforced.
You can also find our news “round up,” News & Noteworthy, which puts the spotlight on media stories that do a particularly good job capturing current news about Maine's environment. We hope you find this part of our website helpful and informative!
LePage Offers to Meet with Leader of Natural Resources Council of Maine
But the way the invitation is announced – and the response from the group’s executive director – highlights the chilly relations between the governor and Maine’s largest environmental group. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Gov. Paul LePage has invited the head of the Natural Resources Council of Maine to meet Read More
LePage Launches New Salvo Against Environmental Group
By Christopher Cousins, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — Gov. Paul LePage continued confronting the Natural Resources Council of Maine, accusing them Wednesday of “playing to the media” and inviting the group’s director, Lisa Pohlmann, to meet with him. LePage, critical of a news conference held by the NRCM last week Read More
NRCM Response to Governor’s June 8 Radio Address
Governor LePage has asked to meet with me and I am certainly prepared to do so, and I will bring with me some of the people in Maine who strongly believe that a clean environment is essential for a healthy Maine economy. In January 2011, we invited the governor to attend a roundtable on the Read More
LePage Invites Natural Resources Council Director to a Sit-down
The invitation comes after the governor sent letters to the council’s donors suggesting they were supporting a group that is harming Maine’s economy. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Gov. Paul LePage said he invited the head of the Natural Resources Council of Maine to meet with him to discuss ways Read More
LePage Keeps a List of NRCM Donors? This Reminds Us of Other Shady Politicians.
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial Gov. Paul LePage has made no secret of his enemies list. It includes highly respected Republican state Sen. Roger Katz, the media and the state’s teachers union. He ratcheted up the hatred this spring with wanted posters featuring people who work for the Maine People’s Alliance, Read More
Gov. LePage Turns Middle Ground into Battlefield
Instead of trying to win an argument, LePage would rather silence the opposition. By The Editorial Board Portland Press Herald editorial The thousands of people who donate every year to the Natural Resources Council of Maine don’t need Gov. LePage to tell them what the organization does. On issue after issue, the Natural Resources Council Read More
Environmental Group Calls LePage Letter to Members “Smear Campaign”
by John Krinjak WABI-TV news story A Maine environmental group says a letter Governor Paul LePage sent to its members is a “smear campaign.” Last week, LePage sent letters to donors to the Natural Resources Council of Maine informing them of what he called the organization’s, quote “true intent.” In the letter, he slams NRCM’s policies Read More
Gov. LePage Accused of Sending Harassing Letters
WGME-TV news story The governor is accused of sending harassing letters to donors of Maine’s largest environmental group, a group he’s clashed with for years. The governor mailed this letter to about 200 people who donate to the Natural Resources Council of Maine. Recipients say it’s intimidating, while the governor’s office calls it informative. Jake Read More
