The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on bringing together diverse interests to slow the spread of the invasive emerald ash borer and protect Maine’s ash trees on Monday, April 11, 3–4 p.m. The emerald ash borer poses a potentially devastating threat to all […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions is hosting a Sustainability Networking Poster Session on Friday, April 22 from 11 a.m.–2 p.m. in the Memorial Union Bear’s Den Upper Level. Lauren Ross, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, and Sean Smith, associate professor at the School of Earth and Climate Sciences, are […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Penobscot Bay Pilot, Daily Bulldog, Centralmaine.com and Morning Ag Clips shared information about the 2022 Maine Food Waste Solutions Summit, which will be held virtually on April 15, from 9 a.m.–noon. This year’s theme is “Improving Maine’s Food System.” This second annual summit is hosted by the Mitchell Center and the Portland […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” and the PFAS crisis in Maine 3–4 p.m. on Monday, April 4. PFAS, a group of thousands of chemicals with the ability to repel both water and oil, has been used […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how forest management practices may affect ticks and tick-borne disease 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 28. Maine has seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by the black-legged tick, over the […]
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On Thursday, March 31, hundreds of people from around the state will converge on the Augusta Civic Center for the 2022 Maine Sustainability & Water Conference. This year’s event, from 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m., will be the first since 2019 at which conference attendees will gather in person to reconnect, exchange information and grow new collaborations […]
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Judy East, director of the Bureau of Resource Information and Land Use Planning in the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, will present the keynote address, “Getting from us/them polarization to partnership with, sometimes, strange bedfellows,” at the Maine Sustainability and Water Conference on March 31. East, who also serves on the Maine Climate […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk by Jessica Scott of the Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the Future on efforts to move Maine toward climate and environmental justice 3–4 p.m. on Monday, March 21. The Governor’s Office of Policy Innovation and the […]
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The Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions at the University of Maine will host a talk on how community planning and partnerships can help reduce our vulnerability to natural disasters from 3–4 p.m. on March 7. The U.S. sustains more than $51 billion in losses and 361 deaths per year, on average, from […]
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The Bangor Daily News, Sun Journal and Centralmaine.com advanced an upcoming talk from the University of Maine Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions about how community planning and partnerships can help reduce vulnerability to natural disasters. The talk will be held from 3–4 p.m. on March 7 both remotely via Zoom and in person […]
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