Students push UMaine System to end its investments in fossil fuels

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 27, 2021

Students at the University of Maine are calling on the system’s board of trustees to completely divest from fossil fuel holdings following similar decisions by a growing number of colleges and universities around the country. “It’s clear that addressing climate change … is a central concern of the student body,” Charlie Cooper, an organizer with the group Divest UMS, said during a UMaine System board of trustees meeting Monday. At least 66 colleges and universities around the country have either fully or partially divested from fossil fuels. A policy adopted in 2016 has significantly reduced the university system's investments in fossil fuels, but students say they want to see full divestment.