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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 5, 2024 CONTACT: Meghan Hurley, Communications Manager | meghan@maineconservation.org, (603) 707-9318 Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Releases First Round of Election Endorsements AUGUSTA, ME – Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to public office, recently released its first round of endorsements for the general election of the Maine Legislature on November … Read more

                     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 14, 2024 CONTACT: Meghan Hurley, Communications Manager, meghan@maineconservation.org, (603) 707-9318 (cell); Leigh Hallett, Public Information Officer, USDA Rural Development, leigh.hallett@usda.gov, (207) 881-3451; Rich Knox, Chief Marketing Officer, Island Institute, rknox@islandinstitute.org, (207) 242-5578 Maine Community Leaders to Attend White House Convening Maine Conservation Voters, Island Institute, GrowSmart Maine, USDA Rural Development Maine, and Sunrise County Economic Council take … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 28, 2024 CONTACT: Meghan Hurley, Communications Manager, meghan@maineconservation.org, (603) 707-9318 (cell) League of Conservation Voters Releases National Environmental Scorecard For Maine’s Delegation AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters released the Maine delegation’s scores for the League of Conservation Voters’ 2023 National Environmental Scorecard highlighting how some members chose to champion the environment and protect our democracy, while others failed to … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Feb. 20, 2024 Contact: Francis Eanes, 814-421-4528, francis@mainelaborclimate.org   Maine Takes Major Step Forward On Developing New Offshore Wind Industry Augusta ME – The Mills Administration today took a critical and necessary step forward in the development of a new port facility to support the growth of offshore wind along Maine’s coast. In … Read more

AUGUSTA, ME – A bill to jumpstart a new offshore wind industry for Maine has been signed into law by Governor Mills. LD 1895, An Act Regarding the Procurement of Energy from Offshore Wind Resources, will generate not only a historic investment in affordable and reliable clean energy to power Maine’s homes, businesses, and transportation; but also … Read more

Maine Audubon | Maine Labor Climate Council | Natural Resources Council of Maine | Union of Concerned Scientists | Maine Conservation Voters | Maine Climate Action Now | Iron Workers Local 7 | Laborers’ International Union Local 327 | Sierra Club Maine | Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council Environmental, Labor advocates celebrate historic … Read more