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News & Events

Learn about Waldo County Climate Action Coalition news, upcoming events, and related community news & events from our member organizations.

Featured News

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Climate Resilience Fair
​Join us June 7th! FREE with speakers, family fun, vendors, music & food 

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WCCAC Energy Solutions Group Promoting Efficiency Maine's Heat Pump Program
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City of Belfast Offering New Community Composting Program
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TAKE OUR COMMUNITY COMPOSTING SURVEY!
The City will be re-evaluating this one-year pilot program soon. Do you want it to continue?

Past News

Belfast to Offer Community Composting 
WCCAC Energy Solutions Group Promoting Efficiency Maine's Heat Pump Program - 
Announcing the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition! 

Finding Hope In Our Climate Crisis:
Fall 2024 Lecture Series on Climate Change Solutions

​Presented by member organizations of the Waldo County Climate Action Coalition (WCCAC)
All programs took place in Fall 2024 in the Abbott Room at the Belfast Free Library.
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Tuesday, September 17 at 6:30 PM
Reporting on Resilience and Solutions in Maine’s Changing Climate: A Panel Discussion
Join editor Kate Cough and reporters Emmett Gartner and Annie Ropeik as they share their insights and how they approach environmental journalism, which appears in The Maine Monitor and in their weekly Climate Monitor newsletters.
Learn more about this event
Watch the recording here
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Tuesday, October 1 at 6:00 PM
Water Quality and Climate Action in Waldo County
Join us for a community meeting and panel discussion organized by members of the Waldo County
Climate Action Coalition centered around our community’s watershed.
Learn more about this event 
Watch the recording here

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Tuesday October 15th, 6:30 PM
Food Waste and Climate Change: What is the Connection? with Susanne Lee
In the U.S. and Maine, 40% of the food that we produce is never eaten – wasting the money, energy, and contributing to climate change. The good news is that there are simple and effective food waste actions that can be taken to end this problem. Join Susanne Lee as she shares these solutions to help reduce food waste in your home and community.
Watch the recording here. 
​Learn more about this event
Tuesday October 29, 2025
Updates from the Maine Climate Council about Maine Won’t Wait
with Ivan Fernandez, Distinguished Professor at the University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute and co-chair of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the Maine Climate Council.
Watch the Recording here.


Tuesday February 11, 2025
Learn How to Save Money Heating Your Home or Business with Efficiency Maine with Satchel Toole 
Program Manager at Efficiency Maine. 
Join us to learn about Efficiency Maine programs to help subsidize the installation of heat pumps for low income and all income homeowners as well as incentives for commercial property owners. 
​Watch the Recording Here

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Belfast, Maine  ​04915

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