Congress Can Make Investments to Address Climate Change We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to advocate for major investments in addressing climate change. Congress is busy writing a climate and infrastructure bill, which they will pass using the budget reconciliation process.…
The Maine 2021 legislative session has ended, but we are pleased to report that many of MFT’s state policy priorities fared very well this session. Here is a summary of where things stand with our legislative priorities: Land for Maine’s…
LD 691 Supports Farms and Addresses Food Insecurity Representative Bill Pluecker’s bill, LD 691 – An Act to Support Farms and Address Food Insecurity, would establish a fund within the Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry to provide low-income shoppers…
MFT's Policy and Research Team continue to work tirelessly in support of important advocacy efforts, and have made important progress in April 2021. Federal Advocacy on Agriculture and Climate Change On Earth Day, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree reintroduced the Agriculture Resilience…
By: Ellen Stern Griswold, MFT's Policy & Research Director The new legislative session began this month, and I wanted to share some of the state policy priorities MFT will be working on this session. Not all of the bills have…
By Ellen Stern Griswold, MFT's Policy & Research Director On December 21, 2020, Congress passed, and the President later signed on December 28th, the Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act of 2020, a bipartisan compromise bill that combined approximately $900 billion in…
On Dec. 1, 2020, the Maine Climate Council presented the state’s new climate action plan, Maine Won’t Wait, A Plan for Climate Action, to the Governor and the Maine Legislature. The Maine Climate Council (MCC) – a collection of industry…
On August 27, some farmers delivered to the House Select Committee a letter signed by several thousand farmers across the country urging effective policy action to combat climate change, and especially to help farmers and ranchers weather the storm and…
Federal Government Activity on Climate Change At the end of June, the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released its report outlining policy recommendations for Congress to implement in order for the U.S. to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions…
The lack of access to reliable, high-speed Internet service in Maine remains a challenge for farmers across the state, preventing them from growing and diversifying their businesses. Lack of access can diminish sales, cause delays in obtaining needed supplies, produce…