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Check out what MEEA staff and community members are up to!

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Thanks to the Animals: Why centering Wabanaki studies matters all year, not just during Thanksgiving
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Reflections on the We Are Finding Freedom Workshop
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Celebrating “Women in Climate: Forests”
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EPA Grants for Climate and Environmental Justice Initiative in Maine
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MEEA Executive Director Olivia Griset’s public comment on revised social studies standards
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Kaya Lolar’s public comment on social studies revised standards
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Action alert! Support Wabanaki Studies and African American Studies in Maine social studies standards
Action alert! Support Wabanaki Studies and African American Studies in Maine social studies standards

We are asking for support from our network to send a short letter to the Maine Dept. of Education about the importance of Wabanaki studies and African American studies for students across what is now called Maine.

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Reflections on Gaza and Environmental Justice
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131st Maine Legislature Wrap Up
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Seeking volunteers to join the Advisory Committee for the Maine Climate Education Resource Hub!
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Want to Help Address Hunger in Maine? Join the Youth Food Security Council
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Volunteer Opportunity at AMC's Medawisla Lodge
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Changemakers Stories

Hear from our Changemakers, teachers, and community partners from across Maine.

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Collecting oyster data with Changemakers Resident Ray Mills
Sett’s Story
Sett’s Story

Sett’s Story by Angie Flores

Portland resident Sulwan Ahmed will join Young Climate Leaders of Color program to create swim classes for Muslim youth in southern Maine
Portland resident Sulwan Ahmed will join Young Climate Leaders of Color program to create swim classes for Muslim youth in southern Maine
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Stories from Changemakers Residents
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An Interview with Jeni Nganzobo
A Youth’s Perspective on Fish Ladders
An Interview with Zoe Grodsky
An Interview with Zoe Grodsky
An Interview With Johan Sifa
An Interview With Johan Sifa
Tony Changemakers Storytelling Initiative
Tony Changemakers Storytelling Initiative
Luke Sekera Flanders Changemakers Storytelling Initiative
Luke Sekera Flanders Changemakers Storytelling Initiative
Outdoor Learning at Agnes Gray
Outdoor Learning at Agnes Gray
Community Action Interview with Sarah Vanacore

In the Press

Read about MEEA’s work in the Press

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MEEA Student of the Year featured in Portland Press Herald
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Lincoln County schools embrace nature as a classroom
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Paris high school students publish first literary and arts journal
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Livermore Falls highlights and beyond, January to June 2024
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Strong, Norway, Oakland schools among grant recipients
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Maine Climate Monitor - Outdoor education is good for kids and the planet
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Sun Journal - Educators, students, supporters celebrate outdoor learning in Maine
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Mount Desert Islander - Environmental grant buys fun learning in the snow
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Fox 22 Bangor - Augusta school's new bike shed program aims to encourage youth riders
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Kennebec Journal - Grant for Augusta schools being used to get students back onto bicycles
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Sun Journal - Environmental association gives Maine teachers funding boost for outdoor education
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The County - County schools are taking students outside to counter post-COVID struggles
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