Summary of 2009 EPC Priorities

For the past five years, Maine's Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC) has produced a Common Environmental Agenda at the beginning of each legislative session to help guide lawmakers. In 2009, the 124th Legislature passed six of the EPC's priority bills and did not allow any weakening of existing environmental standards.

Representing 100,000 members, the Environmental Priorities Coalition includes the following organizations:

The Environmental Priorities Coalition includes:

American Lung Association of Maine • Appalachian Mountain Club • Atlantic Salmon Federation • Bicycle Coalition of Maine • Conservation Law Foundation • Environmental Health Strategy Center •Environment Maine • Environment Northeast • Friends of Casco Bay • Maine Audubon • Maine Center for Economic Policy • Maine Congress of Lake Associations • Maine Council of Churches • Maine Council of Trout Unlimited • Maine League of Conservation Voters • Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association • Maine People’s Alliance • Maine Rivers • Natural Resources Council of Maine • Northern Forest Alliance • Physicians for Social Responsibility-Maine Chapter • RESTORE: The North Woods • Sierra Club, Maine Chapter • The Ocean Conservancy • The Wilderness Society • Toxics Action Center