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Maine Conservation Voters Launches New Ad Campaign Supporting 100% Clean Energy by 2040

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AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) launched a new digital advertising campaign supporting Governor Mills’ goal of reaching 100% clean energy by 2040 – accelerating the previous goal by 10 years and positioning Maine as a national example of clean energy leadership. View the ads on the Bangor Daily News, Central Maine, and Portland Press Herald homepages today and tomorrow. “Leaving dirty fossil fuels … Read more

Augusta Community Gathers for Reading from Author and Advocate Marpheen Chann

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AUGUSTA, ME – Yesterday, dozens gathered at the historic Viles House in Augusta for a book reading, signing, and conversation with one of Maine’s newest authors: Marpheen Chann. Chann is a gay, first-generation Asian American born in California to a Cambodian refugee family and later adopted by an evangelical, white working-class family in Maine. He uses a … Read more

MCV Releases 2022 Environmental Scorecard with Special Spotlight on Tribal Sovereignty

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AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters unveiled its 2022 legislative scorecard highlighting state legislative environmental and voting rights victories and the elected officials who made them possible — including 84 state senators and representatives who received our coveted 100% score. “From keeping out-of-state waste out of Maine’s landfills, to holding our utilities accountable to climate … Read more

MCV Celebrates Final Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act’s Historic Climate Action Investments

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AUGUSTA, ME – Just now, after nearly two years of lengthy negotiations and passionate advocacy from climate, labor, health, and justice organizations in Maine and nationwide, Congress passed the largest investment in climate action in U.S. history. The climate-centered Inflation Reduction Act invests $369 billion in climate, clean energy, and environmental justice investments and is projected to help … Read more

Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Endorses Governor Janet Mills over Paul LePage

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Endorsement is a commendation of Mills’ leadership and an indictment of LePage’s BANGOR, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund (MCVAF) endorsed Governor Janet Mills for re-election over Paul LePage. Gathering at the Bangor City Forest, supporters and speakers highlighted Gov. Mills’ forward-looking approach to addressing climate change, accelerating the state’s transition to 100% … Read more

Maine Conservation Voters Launches New Digital Ad To Encourage Maine’s Lawmakers to Keep Fighting for a Clean Energy Future

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AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) launched a new ad supporting Maine’s forward-looking approach to accelerating 100% clean energy production and creating jobs. The ad launches as oil and gas companies and their allies in Congress are taking advantage of the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine to line their own pockets while Mainers shoulder … Read more

Maine Conservation Voters Action Fund Endorses Nicole Grohoski for Maine State Senate

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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

League of Conservation Voters Releases National Scorecard for Maine’s Federal Delegation

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AUGUSTA, ME – Today, Maine Conservation Voters (MCV) released Maine’s federal delegation’s scores on the League of Conservation Voters’ (LCV) 2021 National Environmental Scorecard. The Scorecard is the primary yardstick for evaluating the environmental records of members of Congress since 1970 and is available for download here, in Spanish here, and online at scorecard.lcv.org. 2021 … Read more

Coalition and Lawmakers Announce Environmental Priorities for 2022 Legislative Session

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AUGUSTA, ME – Yesterday, Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC), a partnership of 37 environmental, conservation, climate action, and public health organizations, joined legislative leaders and dozens of Mainers from across the state to announce their top priorities for the 2022 legislative session. Each year, the EPC identifies a slate of priority bills that will have … Read more