Maine environmental advocates call on state to turn climate goals into mandates

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • May 12, 2026

Tribal land return, a total ban on synthetic pesticides and the creation of a new state office of conservation anchor a new environmental report that calls on Maine to convert its voluntary climate goals into state law over the next five years. The Meeting the Moment report, released Tuesday by a coalition of 17 advocacy and public health organizations, challenges Augusta to adopt a values-driven blueprint for protecting the state’s natural assets as Mainers face record energy costs and increasingly destructive storms.