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Maine Governor’s Energy Office Releases Offshore Wind Roadmap
AUGUSTA, ME – Today, the Maine Governor’s Energy Office released its final Offshore Wind Roadmap. After 18 months of collaborative stakeholder-driven work, the Roadmap represents a plan to
Baxter’s terms complicate tribes’ wish for role in Katahdin oversight
“’Conservation is my organization’s middle name,’ said Maureen Drouin, executive director of Maine Conservation Voters. ‘But it’s time that we acknowledge the exclusion of Indigenous
Rising power costs help fuel Gov. Mills’ plan to speed transition to renewable electricity
“Maine Conservation Voters Executive Director Maureen Drouin said Mills’ announcement shows ‘a rural state can take bold action to tackle the climate crisis while ensuring
Governor Mills Highlights Climate Action in State of the State Address
AUGUSTA, ME – Tonight, Governor Janet Mills highlighted environmental and climate priorities in her State of the State Address, delivered to a Joint Convention of the Legislature
Debate over voter ID returns to Maine State House
The “bill was staunchly opposed by Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows as well as the ACLU of Maine, Disability Rights Maine, the Maine Women’s
Maine’s seafaring history marred by long-ignored, disgraceful chapter
“‘The way we often think about this history of slavery in New England is that it didn’t happen here,’ she said. ‘We were the North,
In Maine, coalition works to make sure organized labor has role in offshore wind
“’Organized labor needs to be a crucial part of this investment,’ said Kelt Wilska, energy justice manager for Maine Conservation Voters. ‘And we need to
Maine leaders call for new federal clean car standards
“Maine is seeing the results of a rapidly changing climate in our warming winters, severe storms, and rising average temperatures in the Gulf of Maine,
EPA’s Newly Released Heavy-Duty Rule is a Small Step in the Right Direction, but there is More Work to be done to Protect the Public from Health-Harming Vehicle Emissions
WASHINGTON D.C. – Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the final rule to reduce harmful Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) emissions from heavy-duty vehicles, requiring an