Newsroom DATE: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 CONTACT: Rani Sheaffer | (207) 620-8811 | rani@maineconservation.org Dan Jenkins | (207) 577-1406 | dan@maineconservation.org 2026 Primary Election Report | Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Augusta, ME: Late last year, for the first time ever, MCV Action Fund endorsed and supported a candidate in a gubernatorial primary election. Our endorsement … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 24, 2026 CONTACT: Gabe Cole, Communications Manager, gabe@maineconservation.org, (610) 574-5141 Governor Mills vetoes bill to pause large-scale AI data center development in Maine LD 307 would’ve implemented a temporary pause on large-scale data centers, with a projected electricity demand of 20 megawatts or more. AUGUSTA, ME – Earlier today, Governor … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 7, 2026 CONTACT: Gabe Cole, Communications Manager, gabe@maineconservation.org, (610) 574-5141 Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund launches six-figure digital ad campaign in support of Hannah Pingree for Governor AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund (MCVAF) launched a six-figure digital ad campaign, supporting Hannah Pingree’s campaign for the Democratic nomination … Read more
Sarah Woodbury • March 2026 We are little more than a month away from the end of this year’s legislative session, and the next few weeks will be decisive for our 2026 priorities. From testifying at public hearings, to rally days, to presenting petition signatures and messages to lawmakers, the MCV team and our partners … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 4, 2026 CONTACT: Gabe Cole, Communications Manager | gabe@maineconservation.org, (610) 574-5141 Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Endorses Scott Harriman for Maine State House District 94 AUGUSTA, ME – Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment candidates to public office, announces its endorsement of Scott Harriman for House District … Read more
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 27, 2026 CONTACT: Gabe Cole, Communications Manager, gabe@maineconservation.org, (610) 574-5141 Mainers Demand World’s Largest Polluters Pay for Climate Damage A Maine Climate Superfund would require the world’s largest oil and gas companies to pay for damage caused by destructive storms fueled by climate change AUGUSTA, Maine — State and … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 1, 2025 CONTACT: Maureen Drouin, (207) 485-0215, maureen@maineconservation.org; David Farmer, (207) 557-5968, davidwfarmermaine@gmail.com PORTLAND, ME – For the first time, Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund has made an endorsement in a primary for governor, announcing today that the organization is supporting Hannah Pingree. “Unprecedented times call for unprecedented actions,” said Maureen Drouin, executive … Read more
(MAINE) – Workers on active offshore wind projects in the Atlantic Ocean, including a Maine resident, join clean energy and organized labor groups during the national “Yes to Wind” Week of Action in calling on the federal government to immediately withdraw its opposition to offshore wind projects in the Gulf of Maine and southern New … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 21, 2025 CONTACT Gabe Cole, Maine Conservation Voters, gabe@maineconservation.org, 610-574-5141 (cell) Maine Conservation Voters urges supporters to vote No on Question 1 Augusta, ME – Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) is urging its members and supporters to vote No on Question 1 this November, which would effectively dismantle Maine’s safe and secure … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 7, 2025 CONTACT Gabe Cole, Maine Conservation Voters, gabe@maineconservation.org, 610-574-5141 (cell) Maine Conservation Voters / Alliance welcomes Sarah Woodbury as new Legislative Director Sarah previously led campaigns to address PFAS crisis in Maine AUGUSTA, ME – Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) and Maine Conservation Alliance (MCA), leading environmental nonprofits working in tandem to … Read more