Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

The Belfast Area Chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby will host a webinar on Tuesday, September 1, featuring Cassaundra Rose, coordinator for the Maine Climate Council, and several members of the council’s working groups. In April 2020 the Mitchell Center was asked by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to lead a project […]

We’re excited to announce that three projects have been awarded Mitchell Center Sustainability Grants for fiscal year 2021: Collaborating Toward Climate Solutions As Maine communities across the state grapple with the complex challenges of climate change, they also face problems of scarce resources for implementing projects and a dearth of technical expertise to oversee strategic […]

Research by Shaleen Jain and Anne Lausier on evaluating the equitable stewardship of water resources was feature in a UMaine News article on July 24. The researchers created a Water Resources Stewardship (WRS) framework that includes six interlinking elements to comprehensively evaluate water management. They shared the framework in August 2019 in their research article “Water resources […]

On Thursday, August 20, Mark Anderson will present a webinar on the Economics of Natural Systems for Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust. The webinar is free and will be held from 3 – 4 pm. Register here. In the webinar, Mark will talk about how economic systems reside within natural systems and the value that land […]

On Friday, August 7, at 10:30 a.m., Heather Leslie will present a webinar, “Climate science and action for Maine’s coast and coastal communities,” with highlights of the strategies developed by the Coastal and Marine Working Group of the Maine Climate Council. Heather is director of the Darling Marine Center and an associate professor in the […]

In April 2020 the Mitchell Center was asked by the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to lead a project focused on improving the equity outcomes of the Climate Action Plan being developed by the Maine Climate Council.  Through this project, the Mitchell Center is assisting the council to understand and improve the extent to […]

Marina Cucuzza and Gabriella Marafino are among four students from Maine colleges and universities to be awarded Knauss fellowships for 2021. The Sea Grant John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship places early career professionals in federal government offices in Washington, D.C., where they receive hands-on experience transferring science to policy and management. For many fellows, […]

UMaine doctoral student Melissa Flye conducted her master’s research at UMaine on the role of communication and collaboration in efforts to restore Atlantic salmon, which are listed under the Endangered Species Act. UMaine News featured a recent Mitchell Center story about Melissa’s research, and how her work contributed to an assessment and reorganization of management […]

Gabby Hillyer, a doctoral student in ecology and environmental sciences who works on the Mitchell Center’s Strengthening Coastal Economies project, received one of six inaugural Brookie Awards for young environmental leaders from the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM), as featured on UMaine News. The awards are a program of NRCM Rising and will be […]

In a recent episode of The Maine Question podcast, host Ron Lisnet talks with Susanne Lee and undergraduate student Peter O’Brien about food waste and food insecurity in Maine and beyond. Susanne and Peter have worked with diverse stakeholders to find “triple-bottom-line” solutions that can help reduce food waste, feed people in need, and support […]