Action for a greener, healthier Maine

Fifteen states deliver on commitment to electric trucks

Maine joined 14 other states in a first-of-its-kind agreement for zero-emission trucks.

Trump EPA allows power plants to dump more toxic pollution into waterways

The EPA’s new Toxic Water Pollution Rule puts the health of our rivers and the safety of our drinking water at risk from pollution. 

More than 14,000 take action to save bees

Last year, bees had their worst summer on record. But thanks to the actions taken by Environment America supporters, we hope to give bees a chance. 

America's Top Colleges for Renewable Energy

America’s colleges and universities are leading the transition to a 100 percent renewable energy system. More than 40 colleges and universities now obtain 100 percent or more of their electricity from renewable energy sources.

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We’re working to harness our wealth, technology and imagination to make our communities and our country greener and healthier places to live for all of us.

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We need to protect the boreal forest, and Procter & Gamble shareholders can help

Each year, 1 million acres of boreal forest is cut in Canada, much of it turned into pulp that is used for tissue products. This threatens wildlife and puts incredible pressure on our changing climate. 

News Release | Environment Maine

On 50th Anniversary of Unanimous Clean Air Vote, A Call for Bipartisan Climate Action

On the 50th anniversary of a unanimous 1970 U.S. Senate vote to pass the Clean Air Act, Maine Independent Senator Angus King today joined clean air, public health, and climate experts to call for that same spirit of bipartisan support to address the risks of climate change.

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A resolute dedication to democratic ideals coupled with the wisdom to recognize how and when to see the task through to completion: Advocates for all causes would do well to emulate the qualities that made Justice Ginsburg a truly historic figure. We offer our condolences to her children and grandchildren. The country she worked so hard to improve will miss her.

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Our decades-long campaign to defend the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is not over

The Trump administration announced Monday that it will begin oil leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We've been working for decades to protect this 19 million acre wilderness, and we're not giving up now.

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Keeping it wild

John Muir was among the early advocates for preserving the Tongass National Forest. Teddy Roosevelt declared it a national forest — America's largest. But why are people from California to Texas to Maine so passionate about a forest in remote southern Alaska? Much of that passion is owed to the fact that some places stir the imagination and therefore, the soul. People also understand intuitively that the campaign to save the Tongass is about something larger than even that vast forest: It’s about what we value as a society.

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Coronavirus update

Our work to defend the environment can’t stop and won’t stop in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. We’ll keep advocating on your behalf — at a safe social distance — for clean air, clean water, clean energy, wildlife and open spaces, and a livable climate.