By Anthony Brino, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story A decades-long debate over the prospect of a metal mine in the mountains of Aroostook County will be rekindled Thursday as another proposed overhaul of state mining regulations receives a public hearing. Opponents again are gearing up to voice their concerns about the potential for Read More
Waters
Clean, healthy waterways are vital to our day-to-day lives. They help ensure safe drinking water, suitable habitat for fish and other wildlife, and recreational opportunities that make Maine a special place to live, work, and visit. NRCM has been working on clean water issues since we were founded in 1959 to protect the Allagash.
NRCM continues to advocate for clean and healthy waters across Maine. Read more news & blogs about our work to protect Maine's beautiful rivers, lakes, and streams.
16-year Penobscot River Restoration Project Reaches the Finish Line
by James McCarthy Mainebiz news story For the first time since the 1800s, nearly 1,000 miles of habitat along the Penobscot River are accessible to Atlantic salmon and 10 other fish species that spend part of their lives at sea but return to fresh water for spawning. The final step making that possible — a Read More
DEP Proposes New Mining Rules
By Susan Sharon, staff writer Maine Public news story The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is once again asking Maine lawmakers to consider new rules to address mining regulations in the state. The Legislature has twice rejected similar proposals since 2011, and both times the debate over them has been contentious. In a memo explaining Read More
Maine Looks Again at Overhauling Mining Regulations
By Kevin Miller, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is once again proposing a major rewrite of the state’s metallic mining regulations, reviving a controversial issue that failed twice in the Legislature during the past two years. DEP officials said the proposed rules are needed to address inconsistencies Read More
The Irvings’ Invasion of Maine
by Bruce Livesey, National Observer news story Reprinted with permission in the Lewiston Sun Journal This is one part in a six-part series titled “The House of Irving” by investigative reporter Bruce Livesey of the Vancouver-based National Observer. The series examines the powerful role the Irving family plays in the business, politics and media of Read More
Protecting the Environment is Not a Partisan Issue, Natural Resources Council Leader Says
by Lisa Pohlmann Portland Press Herald opinion piece AUGUSTA — Summer is here, and Mainers and visitors are enjoying the splendor of our rivers, lakes, parks, coasts, mountains, forests and wildlife. Meanwhile, Gov. LePage is attacking Maine’s environment. The governor has publicly declared war on the Natural Resources Council of Maine, but there should be Read More
Explore Maine: Passamaquoddy Hand-crafted Baskets
Save Passamaquoddy Bay 3-Nation Alliance formed in 2004 to combat a succession of well-funded natural gas developers with their sights set on Passamaquoddy Bay. The plan? To build large, liquefied natural gas terminals in one of the most beautiful, ecologically rich, and turbulent bays in the world. “Passamaquoddy Bay has suffered over the years from Read More
Why the Penobscot River’s Revitalization is Just Beginning
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial Last week, the last piece of a years-long project to return much of the Penobscot River to a free-flowing waterway was completed with the opening of a bypass around the Howland Dam. The Penobscot River is Maine’s largest watershed. For more than a century, however, the Read More
Hundreds Celebrate Completion of Penobscot Restoration Project
By John Holyoke, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story HOWLAND, Maine — Pat Keliher still remembers an early morning phone call during which a professional colleague outlined a bold idea that could help transform the Penobscot River. “[Andy Goode of the Atlantic Salmon Federation] said, ‘Hey. We want to take two dams off the Read More
