2005 Down East Environmental Award Winner by Jeff Clark Down East magazine May 2005 Over the last twenty-one years this distinguished Vietnam vet has learned how to work with countless Mainers to preserve what makes the state unique. In 1984, when Everett “Brownie” Carson was hired as executive director of the Natural Resources Council of 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!
Response to Plum Creek Development Proposal Announced
NRCM news release Statement by Cathy Johnson, NRCM North Woods Project Director The Moosehead Lake area is a gem for local residents, and for people across the state and the nation. There is nothing that we would like better than to see this area of the state permanently protected. The spectacular mountaintops, undeveloped ponds and Read More
NRCM’s Brownie Carson to be Honored for Conservation Leadership in Washington, DC
National Wildlife Federation * Natural Resources Council of Maine news release Reston, VA (March 31) – The nation’s leading conservation organization dedicated to protecting wildlife is honoring Everett “Brownie” Carson, executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, with its National Conservation Achievement Award for exemplary leadership in protecting wildlife and natural resources. Brownie Read More
Maine Leaders Renew Their Commitment to Combat Mercury Pollution
News release Portland, Maine –U.S. Representatives Tom Allen and Mike Michaud, Maine Attorney General Steve Rowe and Everett “Brownie” Carson, Executive Director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) today renewed their commitment to a unified effort to require the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate mercury air emissions as a hazardous substance Read More
NRCM Urges Senator Collins to Investigate Fraudulent Mercury Rule
In response to Tuesday’s Washington Post report that the Environmental Protection Agency decided to ignore Harvard University researchers’ analysis of health benefits from reducing mercury pollution from power plants, the Clean Air Task Force, National Wildlife Federation and Natural Resources Council of Maine, are renewing their request that Senator Susan Collins, as Chair of the Read More
16,896 Mercury-laden Car Switches Collected Under Maine’s Landmark Program!
NRCM news release At the urging of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, in 2002 Maine lawmakers passed a first-in-the-nation law to require carmakers to pay to collect harmful mercury switches from junked cars before scrapping them. Maine’s car mercury switch law was challenged in court by the carmakers, but the law prevailed. In December Read More
State Releases Global Warming Action Plan
NRCM Applauds This Key First Step Governor Baldacci and Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection released its final plan to reduce global warming pollution in Maine. The plan is the result of a year of work by over 100 Maine stakeholders who worked in five stakeholder groups, which include scientists, academics, health care professionals, and representatives Read More
Maine Health, Business, Conservation Coalition Rallies for Strong Plan to Stop Global Warming Pollution
Presents Governor Baldacci with Petitions News release Today representatives from more than a dozen Maine groups gathered at the State House to urge Governor Baldacci’s support for a strong action plan to help stop global warming pollution, announce their newly-formed Maine Global Warming Action Coalition, and present Governor Baldacci with a petition signed by more Read More
21% of Women Tested Nationwide Have Mercury Levels Higher than EPA Limit
Today the Natural Resources Council of Maine released Maine and national results from a Mercury Hair Sampling study conducted by the Environmental Quality Institute (EQI) at the University of North Carolina-Asheville and commissioned by Greenpeace and the Mercury Policy Project. The study found mercury levels exceeding the EPA’s recommended limit of 1 microgram of mercury Read More