Weather whiplash, unpredictable weather patterns and extreme weather are becoming increasingly frequent. These are changes we can see and feel and it’s time to prepare.
How does your state stack up in this report card? Could your elected officials be doing more to cut litter and keep bottles out of landfills?
“Fossil gas is polluting our planet and harming Mainers right in their own homes,” said Emily K. Green, Senior Attorney at CLF Maine. “We can’t keep talking out of both sides of our mouths, setting aggressive climate mandates while allowing gas utilities to carry on with business as usual. It’s past time to take a hard look at the ever-expanding gas network and plot our transition away from fossil fuels for good, and this bill is a great step in that direction.”
CLF is fighting to protect the invaluable habitat, biodiversity, and unique marine life of the Canyons and Seamounts National Monument.
Don’t believe the disinformation. We can develop offshore wind and meet our renewable energy goals while protecting the marine environment.
Regardless of how we dispose of it, plastic will not biodegrade. Here’s what that means for our communities and environment.
In the U.S. alone, we send millions of tons of food waste to landfills each year, where that waste produces methane emissions rivaling those from industrial sources.
Maine’s Board of Environmental Protection’s straw poll indicates the members’ positions on both standards preceding a formal, final decision that will take place at the end of December.
Microgrids will provide communities with energy independence, resilience, and security in the face of extreme weather.
COP28 is a reminder that local governments can act on climate even when political debate stymies global negotiations
