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Brunswick Joins Growing List of Maine Towns Banning Plastic Bags
April 4, 2017
When Brunswick Town Councilors passed an ordinance last month banning single-use plastic bags — eight in favor, one opposed — the town joined Falmouth, Freeport, Kennebunk, Portland, South Portland, Topsham and York in getting rid of local use...
Sierra Club Fights to Protect Maine Water
April 3, 2017
Tony Donovan, chair of Sierra Club's Maine chapter, spoke at a Maine Legislature public hearing on March 22 in support of LD 422, which will create a Maine water trust to regulate and protect the state's water supply and to ensure the quality...
Now is Time to Act to Expand Solar Industry in Maine
March 24, 2017
Sierra Club Maine is collaborating closely with environmental organizations and solar companies across the state to ensure Maine does not go backward on solar energy. Right now is a critical moment for solar energy in Maine. The state’s...
Scott Pruitt Runs the EPA. Now What?
March 22, 2017
Environmental activists have not hit an insurmountable obstacle with the selection of climate-change denier Scott Pruitt to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. There are other areas environmentalists can and should focus on, and reasons to...
Sierra Club Maine Warns that Relaxing Maine's Mining Laws Could be Toxic
March 21, 2017
Glen Brand, director of Sierra Club Maine, gave testimony on March 20, 2017, to the Environment and Natural Resources Committee of the Maine Legislature, speaking against the proposed bill, LD 395, that would weaken mining rules in the state. He...
Sierra Club Lobby Day Draws Record Numbers
March 6, 2017
When Brunswick Town Councilors passed an ordinance last month banning single-use plastic bags — eight in favor, one opposed — the town joined Falmouth, Freeport, Kennebunk, Portland, South Portland, Topsham and York in getting rid of local use...
Sierra Club Maine Skiers Venture into Katahdin Monument for First Time
January 26, 2017
On January 22, 10 people joined Sierra Club expedition leader Laura Pilgrim for a day of skiing along the Penobscot River’s eastern branch in the new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.
Alida Farrell: My 2016 Summer Internship with Sierra Club Maine
July 27, 2016
After speaking with volunteer coordinator Jeanine Bischoff in March about what my position as intern at Sierra Club Maine would entail, I was both excited and nervous. The word “intern” conjured images of inconvenient hours and onerous grunt-work....
Joan Saxe: Time to Fight the Corruption of Money in Politics
March 14, 2016
Corrupting corporate money pouring into our government. Assaults on the right to vote. Gridlock and obstruction in Washington. There’s no question -- our democracy is in trouble. To protect our environment, we must protect our democracy. On...
Claudia King: Sierra Club Maine Leaders in Paris, Part 1
December 7, 2015
Fellow Sierra Club Maine volunteer leader Joan Saxe and I are packing our bags and preparing for our trip to Paris to join other Sierra Club members at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference(UNFCCC) which is at the end of its first week...