Greg Cunningham
Vice President, Clean Energy Climate Change | Maine | He/Him
Greg Cunningham is the VP for CLF’s Clean Energy and Climate Change program. Greg joined CLF in 2008 after 10 years at Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson, where he was a shareholder and helped to develop its environmental practice group. Prior to that, Greg was a partner in a toxic tort litigation firm.
He recently served as the Chair of the Natural Resources Section of the Maine State Bar Association and co-authored the Maine Environmental Law Handbook published by Government Institutes. Additionally, he has been a state-appointed member of the Maine Indian Tribal State Commission since 2004.
Cunningham received his J.D. from Franklin Pierce Law Center, a Masters in Studies of Environmental Law from Vermont Law School and his undergraduate degree from Colby College.
Recent Posts
May 2 2024
Last year was not easy for New England. Just as we were closing out 2023, my home state of Maine endured a storm that hit us with heavy rainfall, high-speed winds, and intense flooding. More than 400,000 Central Maine Power customers lost power – and dozens were left shivering in the dark for days after…
Jun 8 2023
For years, the federal government has been stymied on climate action. But over recent months, we have seen some promising moves by the Biden administration. One of these moves includes the Inflation Reduction Act, which may generate hundreds of billions of dollars of investments in clean energy. Now, EPA has proposed new federal standards that are…
Jan 5 2023
Maine received our first snowfall of the season a few weeks ago. As I woke up on that Monday morning, I was greeted by flurries outside my window and the gentle rumble of my heat pump warming my home. Having lived in New England my entire life, I know our winters are no joke – and…
Aug 16 2022
I’ve worked to fight climate change for 15 years, most of that at CLF. In that time, we’ve pushed nearly every New England state to pass climate laws that mandate cuts to polluting emissions. We’ve shut down dirty coal in the region. And we’ve taken on Big Oil for sacrificing our health and safety for…
Jan 26 2022
CLF has long called out bad actors whose actions (or inactions) harm our communities and environment. ISO-New England, our regional electricity grid and markets manager, shouldn’t be one of them. However, the harm ISO inflicts runs even deeper and often manifests in subtle ways. Its history of scare tactics that prop up opponents of state…
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