Chloe Maxmin, from rural Maine, is the Co-Director of Dirtroad Organizing, which supports rural leaders and organizers across the country. She also runs Begin Again Farm with her partner in Maine, growing organic vegetables for her community.
Maxmin received an honors degree from Harvard College, where she co-founded Divest Harvard. She served in the Maine House of Representatives in 2018 and the Maine State Senate in 2020. She was youngest woman ever to serve in the Maine Senate.
Maxmin is also the Co-Founder/Advisor at JustME for JustUS — a Maine-based organization focused on rural youth civic engagement and climate justice — and the co-author of Dirt Road Revival.
Recordings
Talk Isn’t Cheap: The Power of Conversation
March 15, 2024
As heat waves, storms, droughts and wildfires continue to worsen, talking can seem like a seriously insufficient climate solution. Are we just...
2022: This Year in Climate
December 23, 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, Climate One takes a look back at the climate highs and lows and revisits conversations with some of the most insightful...
Bridging The Great American Divide
September 2, 2022
Most Americans support climate action, but you wouldn’t know it from Congress or the courts – or from most of the media. A recent study found...