Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

June 5, 1-2:30 pm, online, free, Pre-register. During this Ash Protection Collaboration Across Wabanakik (APCAW) free online webinar, researchers will discuss their current efforts to study ash resilience in the face of emerald ash borer (EAB). A panel of Forest Service and genetic researchers will introduce current information about the spread of EAB in the Northeast, […]

In a Maine Public radio show aired on May 17, Food Rescue MAINE team leader Susanne Lee discusses how food waste is a climate problem and what some Mainers are doing to control food waste by making better use of leftovers. “In the U.S., 30% to 40% of food is wasted. The EPA estimates that […]

Describing the resilience to major economic, ecological and climate change by rural communities across northern New England and New York through qualitative and quantitative data is the objective of a new report written by University of Maine researchers Adam Daigneault and Aaron Weiskittel and their colleagues. The project team and partners will present key findings […]

Darren Ranco, professor of anthropology, chair of Native American Programs, and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, spoke with Maine Public about the new CODE RED exhibit at the Maine Historical Society in Portland. The exhibit, which Ranco co-curated, explores Indigenous knowledge and environmental stewardship, how humans have previously shaped the environment and the ramifications of climate […]

The Bangor Daily News interviewed Jean MacRae, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, about the impact of Monday’s fire at Juniper Ridge Landfill. MacRae said that during an uncontrolled burn, contaminants such as carbon dioxide, particulate matter and dioxins are released into the air. […]

Mitchell Center faculty fellows Onur Apul and Shaleen Jain were recipients of the Maine College of Engineering and Computing’s Edward Bryand annual awards honoring alumni, faculty, staff and students at a ceremony on April 14. Civil engineering professor and department chair, Shaleen Jain, received the Ashley Campbell Award. “Professor Jain’s expertise in hydrology and the […]

An April 30 article in the The Maine Monitor featured Sharon Klein, associate professor at the School of Economics and Mitchell Center Faculty Fellow, in an article about the push for heat pumps and weatherization in Maine homes. “There are communities who really do have the need to fund heat pumps beyond what Efficiency Maine […]

Ph.D. candidate Bea Van Dam has created a new mapping tool that can help scientists and resource managers better predict how vulnerable different coastal estuary settings in Maine are to pollution. Pollution vulnerability in estuaries and bays can be determined by the source of contamination, how it is transported to coastal waters and how long […]

Maine Campus Media featured an article on Sharon Klein‘s Mitchell Center ‘LEAN In’ talk in its April 17 edition. The article covered the research that led Klein to look at the implications of starting a Local Energy and climate Action Network (LEAN) in Maine, the success of Vermont’s LEAN, and her current work with students […]

Each year, the Maine Sustainability & Water Conference features a juried student poster competition. The 2023 competition included three judging categories: graduate, undergraduate and high-school. Thank you to all the students who participated in this year’s poster session and congratulations to our poster winners. High School Poster Competition – First Place The Development of a […]