by Appalachian Mountain Club | Dec 8, 2020
Maine releases comprehensive, detailed four-year Climate Action Plan Climate change is already threatening our health and safety, our quality of life, and our economy. All of Maine experienced drought this summer. Our beloved Allagash River had extremely low water...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Dec 1, 2020
The Great American Outdoors Act fully funds the Land and Water Conservation Fund at $900 million annually in perpetuity and provides funding to address a $20 billion backlog of deferred maintenance projects at national parks, forests, and other public lands. After...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Aug 27, 2020
Photo courtesy of Juan Michael Porter IIThe author on one of his many fast hikes to the summit of Katahdin, where he says he’s experienced several instances of racism and stereotyping. I’ve loved embarking on outdoor treks ever since I was 14 years old. What started...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Aug 27, 2020
Paula ChampagneHikers today enjoy more clear days in the White Mountains than they would’ve a few decades ago, thanks in part to the Clean Air Act and AMC air quality advocacy. Fifty years ago, Congress passed arguably the most important environmental and public...
by Appalachian Mountain Club | Aug 27, 2020
PixabayMany environmentalists say the EPA’s most dangerous environmental rollbacks amount to a giveaway to industrial polluters and emitters. Since taking office, the Trump administration has, through the Environmental Protection Agency and other federal agencies,...
