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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 5, 2025 CONTACT: Rani Sheaffer, Deputy Director | rani@maineconservation.org, (207) 622-8795 Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Endorses Sean Faircloth for Maine State House AUGUSTA, ME – Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund, which works to elect pro-environment and pro-democracy candidates to public office, recently announced its endorsement of Sean Faircloth for House … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 14, 2025 Meeting the Moment: Environmental Priorities Coalition, Lawmakers Announce Priorities for 2025 Bold legislative proposals include making polluters pay, protecting Mainers from skyrocketing utility costs, and preventing future PFAS spills AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC), a partnership of 39 environmental, conservation, climate action, and public health organizations, joined … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 29, 2024 CONTACT: Lucy Hochschartner, Climate and Clean Energy Director, Maine Conservation Voters, 518-637-7839 |  Jack Shapiro, Climate and Clean Energy Program Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine, 503-975-0882‬ | Francis Eanes, Executive Director, Maine Labor Climate Council, ‭814-421-4528‬  Wind Energy Developers Win Federal Lease Areas in the Gulf of Maine AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Invenergy NE Offshore Wind, LLC and … Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 11, 2024 CONTACT: Lucy Hochschartner, Climate and Clean Energy Director, Maine Conservation Voters, 518-637-7839 | Francis Eanes, Executive Director, Maine Labor Climate Council, ‭814-421-4528‬ |  Jason Shedlock, President, Maine State Building and Construction Trades Council, (207) 317-1447‬ | Jack Shapiro, Climate and Clean Energy Program Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine, 503-975-0882‬ | Grant Provost, Business Agent, Ironworkers Local 7 | Elise Hartill, Interim Co-Director, Maine Youth … Read more