Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions

Jean MacRae, an associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Maine and Mitchell Center faculty fellow, spoke with WGME (Channel 13 in Portland) about the environmental impact of ongoing water quality issues at Willard Beach in South Portland. “Wildlife are a little more at risk than humans,” she said.

Susanne Lee, a faculty fellow at the Mitchell Center, with lead a discussion on ‘Wasted Food in Maine: An Overview’ as part of a series of talks led by the Nativity Lutheran Church around ‘Wasted Food: Challenges and Community Solutions’. Susanne’s talk will take place on Tuesday, September 30 from 3-4:30 p.m. at the Camden […]

We are excited to announce that Governor Mills has officially proclaimed the last week of September 2025 (Sept. 29 – Oct. 5, 2025) as “Maine Wasted Food Awareness Week”. Please check the Mitchell Center and Food Rescue Maine websites for events celebrating the proclamation.

The Maine Morning Star interviewed Mitchell Center faculty fellow and Food Rescue MAINE team leader Susanne Lee, on Maine’s newly enacted food waste ban. Lee participated in a first-of-its-kind study in 2024, that provided concrete data showing more than 360,000 tons — or about 520 pounds for every person in the state — of food […]

Earlier this year, the Mitchell Center funded three projects focused on increasing UMaine’s capacity for transdisciplinary research. Awards included two, 2-year research projects; one led by Heather Leslie titled, River Stories: Voices of the Damariscotta River Estuary, the other by Reed Miller titled, Uncovering Opportunities for Industrial Circular Economy Exchanges in Maine. The third award […]