University of Southern Maine

The New England Environmental Finance Center (NE/EFC) furthers the shared goal of the U.S. EPA and the Muskie School of Public Service to research, publish, and extend creative approaches to environmental policy, protection, and management, especially the associated questions of how-to-pay for needed environmental improvements. In collaboration with the U.S. EPA Region I, the Center works throughout New England to advance three objectives: (1) the understanding and practice of smart growth; (2) the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change; and (3) the development of alternative energy resources. In each case, the NE/EFC strives to build local capacity to deal with these and related issues, and to develop and apply techniques that go beyond compliance with government regulation. The NE/EFC is a founding member of the Environmental Finance Network, a  national partnership of nine public universities funded in part by the U.S. EPA to advance these and related goals.

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	Training on Demand is now available in New England. For more information, go to the Training on Demand (TOD) page.
Hot off the presses, as soon as you print yourself a copy! Now available in .pdf is a Companion Guide to our DVD, Growing Together; Consensus Building, Smart Growth, and Community Change Find out more about the DVD
	Still Available The Southern Maine Review Special Edition: The Creative Economy in Maine: Measurement & Analysis by the research team of Richard Barringer, Charles Colgin, Douglas DeNatale, Jennifer Hutchins, Deborah Smith, Gregory Wassall. Book available for the cost of shipping. Click here for information and order form