As federal support evaporates, Maine says it's refocusing on achievable climate goals

MAINE PUBLIC • June 22, 2026

The Maine Climate Council is considering ways to make progress on state goals without federal support. Council co-chair Melanie Loyzim told councilors this month that the latest version of "Maine Won't Wait" was written before the second Trump administration stripped funding and resources for climate action. Under President Donald Trump, the federal government has rescinded funding for climate programs, failed to publish federal data on greenhouse gas emissions, halted or put barriers in front of offshore ocean wind and other energy and cut incentives for home energy-efficiency. "Those changes are slowing progress in some areas of the plan but they are not stopping us," Loyzim said.