MAINE CONSERVATION ALLIANCE • January 14, 2025
Today, Maine’s Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC), a partnership of 39 environmental, conservation, climate action, and public health organizations, joined legislative leaders to announce their collective priorities for the 2025 legislative session. Each year, the EPC identifies a unified policy agenda to advance climate action, further environmental justice, protect biodiversity and the environment, and cultivate healthy Maine communities. The 2025 EPC Legislative Priorities:
• Making polluters pay for climate damages
• Preventing future toxic spills of PFAS foam
• Protecting Mainers from skyrocketing utility costs
• Reaching 100% clean electricity by 2040
• Funding the Land for Maine’s Future program
• Addressing stormwater pollution
• Improving transportation planning
• Modernizing the comprehensive planning process
• Recognizing Wabanaki self-determination