NRCM news release Augusta, ME – The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), the state’s leading nonprofit membership organization working to protect Maine’s land, air, water, and wildlife, has named its 2014 Conservation Leadership Award winners. Award recipients will be honored at a special event Wednesday, October 15 from 5–7:00 p.m., at Maple Hill Farm Read More
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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!
Maine Business Leaders, Citizens Press Senator Collins to Support EPA Action on Climate Change
400 Businesses Have Signed On Urging Collins to Act NRCM News Release PORTLAND, MAINE – Today, leading environmental organizations, lobstermen, wind and ocean energy experts, and other Mainers gathered near Senator Collins’ Portland office encouraging her to support the EPA’s Clean Power Plan when she goes back to Washington, D.C. next week. They unveiled a list Read More
Gulf of Maine is Warming Faster than 99% of World’s Oceans, Say Scientists
The water level is rising and species such as cod and herring are moving to colder waters. By Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Watch full news video FRIENDSHIP — Imagine Cape Cod without cod. Maine without lobster. The region’s famous rocky beaches invisible, obscured by constant high waters. It’s already starting to happen. The culprit Read More
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Marks Milestone 25th Carbon Auction
New Reports Demonstrate Success of RGGI for Maine People, Business, Economy NRCM news release Westbrook, ME – Businesses and energy leaders gathered with the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) today to celebrate the success of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative or RGGI. The multistate program to limit climate-changing carbon pollution from power plants achieved Read More
Deer Tick News Is All Bad – “Ticked Off” Report Should Tick You Off
By George Smith Bangor Daily News column This morning my Kennebec Journal came with a deer tick. I start my day with a cup of coffee and the KJ, seated in a comfortable rocker with a view out the kitchen window to Linda’s beautiful flower gardens. Opening the paper to grab the section that includes Read More
Remote Town Could Offer the Road to Recreation
Forty miles northeast of Millinocket, Patten pines to be the gateway into Katahdin Woods & Waters. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story PATTEN — Think about the hub of the Katahdin region and Millinocket probably comes to mind. The down-on-its-luck, former paper mill town and its neighbor, East Millinocket, are ground Read More
Historic Trails Beckon New Users to Katahdin Area
Mountain bikers and other adventurers are discovering the travel corridors used for centuries by Indians. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 4, RANGE 8 — Travel corridors used for centuries by Indians and more recently loggers are being repurposed as recreation trails for mountain bikers, hikers, Nordic skiers and horseback Read More
Wild Ride on Maine River Highlights North Woods’ Potential
The East Branch of the Penobscot River runs through the new Katahdin Woods & Waters Recreation Area. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 5, RANGE 8 — Maps and guidebooks describe Stair Falls as a series of eight ledges that straddle the East Branch of the Penobscot River, just outside Read More
Does Northern Maine’s Economic Future Depend on a Walk in the Park?
Join us on a tour, and see for yourself whether this rugged escape can – as some imagine – become a lucrative tourist destination. By Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 7 – Few hikers cross the summit of 1,964-foot Deasey Mountain, a remote peak east of Baxter State Read More
