Press Release 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 Nicole Grohoski for Senate District 7 in a special election to be held Tuesday, June 14. The seat was formerly held by Sen. Louis Luchini who resigned from the position this … Read more
AUGUSTA, ME – Today, the Mills Administration announced that $2.5 million in grant funding would be awarded to 75 communities across Maine to help them fight climate change. The grants come from the Community Resilience Partnership, a program of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future, which helps support local climate action plans … Read more
“Supporters of the bill, such as Beth Ahearn, director of government affairs for the Maine Conservation Voters, celebrated its passage. ‘Rapidly filling landfills require expansions and lead to increased pollution, which disproportionately impacts the Penobscot Nation, residents living near the landfill, and the Penobscot River and Bay,’ Ahearn said. ‘This bill will help protect Maine’s … Read more
“About a dozen advocacy groups came together for the rally including the Maine Conservation Voters, Maine Women’s Lobby and Natural Resources Council of Maine.” See Full Article At The WABI 5
“Environmental groups including the Natural Resources Council of Maine and Maine Conservation Voters celebrated the passage of LD 1639 on Tuesday.” See Full Article At The Maine Public News
AUGUSTA, ME – Today, the Maine Legislature enacted LD 1639 — legislation that would close a loophole in Maine’s waste management laws that allows landfilling of out-of-state waste, including hazardous construction and demolition debris. As a result, Juniper Ridge Landfill in Old Town has become a dumping ground for toxic waste, threatening the area’s drinking … Read more
AUGUSTA, ME – In response to today’s U.S. Senate vote confirming Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman and first former public defender to serve on the nation’s highest court, Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) issued the following statement from Program Manager William Sedlack, J.D.: “The confirmation of soon-to-be … Read more
“The group is also expected to create a forum for public engagement about the development of the ports. The co-chairs of the 19-member group will be Beth Ahearn of Maine Conservation Voters and James Gillway, the Searsport town manager.” See Full Article At The Associated Press
“Beth Ahearn from Maine Conservation Voters called the votes in the House and Senate on Tuesday “a fitting tribute” to the landmark Clean Water Act pushed through 50 years ago by U.S. Sen. Edmund Muskie, a Maine Democrat who grew up in Rumford, the Sun Journal reported.” See Full Article At The Associated Press
“Ahearn said lawmakers’ votes offered “resounding support for protecting Maine’s waters.’” See Full Article At The Lewiston Sun Journal