Action for a greener, healthier Maine

Environment America delivers 22,000 petitions urging NOAA to save right whales

With fewer than 400 individuals left, scientists warn that North Atlantic right whales can't afford more than one death per year without risking extinction.

Offshore Wind for America

To transition our entire economy to run on 100 percent renewable energy, we must take advantage of a massive and underutilized energy resource just off our coasts: offshore wind.

New Life for the Ocean

Join us on an underwater hike at six marine protected areas to explore these unique, diverse ecosystems rich with wildlife.

Maine Climate Council approves state’s next Climate Action Plan

From doctors and scientists, to conservationists and concerned citizens — thousands of Mainers successfully rallied around one proposal: Maine’s next Climate Action Plan.

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News Release | Environment America

Environment America joins 50 organizations calling on President Biden to protect the Tongass National Forest

Environment America joined national and local conservation groups, commercial fishing interests, and the outdoor recreation industry to submit a

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Falling Short

Procter & Gamble’s new forest policies demonstrate a disappointing lack of commitment 

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Countdown to Earth Day

Join Environment America in counting down to Earth Day with daily activities to celebrate and explore nature.

News Release | Environment America

Statement: Biden expresses transformative vision in ‘Build Back Better’ infrastructure plan

Environment America, U.S. PIRG, and PennEnvironment respond to the outline of President Biden's Build Back Better plan before his speech in Pittsburgh unveiling the plan. The transformative plan focuses on infrastructure investments that will improve public health and the environment.

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51 Environmental Activities Kids Can Do for Earth Day

This Earth Day your family can commemorate the occasion with fun ways to learn about the planet and how to protect it.

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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.