This week in Maine climate news: Record-breaking summer temperatures, new protections for loons, Casco Bay algae bloom, and a promising apple season

This week in Maine climate news: Data center public hearings, progress on Northern Maine's wind project, Poland Spring permit opposition, and Jay solar farm updates

This week in Maine climate news: Data center moratorium, town water restrictions, Katahdin Woods and Waters anniversary, and severe storms in Southern Maine

This week in Maine climate news: Protests against data centers, solar farm opposition, illegal clam harvesting, budworm resistant trees, and great white shark sightings

This week in Maine climate news: Maine’s puffin population is setting new records, new actions to fight invasive insects, a coastal flood mapping project, and a new protected wilderness area

This week in Maine climate news: Unsafe drinking water, shark flags, an underwater data center proposal, and changes to emerald ash borer policies

This week in Maine climate news: New findings on Kennebec River oil spill, wildfire smoke in Maine, expansions to the Low Income Assistance Program, and rallies against ICE

This week in Maine climate news: Thriving alewife populations, new pedestrian safety program, the state's first solar microgrid, and efforts to reduce erosion and protect Maine's coast

This week in Maine climate news: The ongoing Acadia signage case, record piping plover numbers, rising tick numbers, and a new pesticide bill

This week in Maine climate news: Land returned to Mi'kmaq Nation, Androscoggin River water quality lawsuit, proposed vessel speed limit deregulations, and investments in Maine’s forests

This week in Maine climate news: Maine to independently report climate data after EPA cuts, DEP denies water quality certification for hydroelectric project, Maine sues Trump administration, and tick borne illnesses in Maine

This week in Maine climate news: Climate and Wabanaki history signage restored in Acadia, Jay Data Center on pause, MaineDEP using herbicides against invasive species, and new clean energy proposals for Northern Maine

Fighting for climate justice is fighting for queer justice. Together, we can build a world where everyone thrives.

This week in Maine climate news: PFAS pollution and data center debates to protections for wildlife and climate impacts on Maine’s blueberry harvest.

Schools should be safe places for students to learn. With the threat of ICE in our communities, students are terrified of leaving their homes. Preventing students from learning destroys the next generation of climate leaders before they can even discover their connection to the environment.

The climate crisis disproportionately impacts Black communities. In the United States, there is a long history of hazardous waste sites and polluting industries being concentrated in Black neighborhoods. It’s a pattern of environmental racism that continues today.

It can be scary to start calling your representatives about policies. But keep in mind that, no matter which party they work for, the staffers who pick up the phone aren’t looking to challenge you. 

The recently passed budget reconciliation bill or so called "Big Beautiful Bill" contains the most sweeping rollbacks of public services, climate protections, and environmental justice in recent history. Here's how it will affect you, your community, and our shared future: