MAINE MONITOR • December 26, 2025
There was plenty of big environmental news this year: new clean energy legislation, an extreme drought that led to Maine’s worst August for wildfires in 20 years, federal funding cuts and more. Here’s a look back:
• Federal policy shifts, funding cuts
• New clean energy goals and rising electricity prices
• Maine’s changing forests, challenges for loggers and paper mills
• Dam safety reforms and fish passage changes