Poll Finds Wide Support for Clean Water
Poll Finds Wide Support for Clean Water AUGUSTA, Maine – Tea Party voters are well represented in a new bipartisan survey that finds broad support for the Clean Water Act. Three-in-four voters say the...
View ArticleMainers Visit D.C. to Urge Support for Carbon Pollution Limits
Mainers Visit D.C. to Urge Support for Carbon Pollution Limits AUGUSTA, Maine - It almost sounds like the set-up for a joke – a doctor, an ice fisherman and his daughter walk into a Senate office – but...
View ArticleEPA Analysis of Mercury Rule Called "Good News" for Mainers
EPA Analysis of Mercury Rule Called "Good News" for Mainers AUGUSTA, Maine – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an analysis showing that reducing emissions of mercury and other...
View ArticleCheck Your Fluid Levels? CDC Advises Drinking More Water
Check Your Fluid Levels? CDC Advises Drinking More Water AUGUSTA, Maine - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has followed up on a study done about a decade ago that looks at whether...
View ArticleMaine Sees Limited Algal Bloom Season
Maine Sees Limited Algal Bloom Season BANGOR, Maine - Algal blooms in bodies of water in New England and across the nation are increasing. It's a combined result of climate change, farming practices,...
View ArticleTime Out from Holiday Rush for Protest in Portland
Time Out from Holiday Rush for Protest in Portland PORTLAND, Maine – While many people have been out holiday shopping this week, some local college students have been protesting a major bank's...
View ArticleCongressional Maneuvers Cause Clean-Air "Concerns"
Congressional Maneuvers Cause Clean-Air "Concerns" AUGUSTA, Maine – The new Congress already is working behind closed doors to roll back major public safeguards, that's the word from health and...
View ArticleCoalition Urges Maine Senators to Unite, Reject EPA Nominee
Coalition Urges Maine Senators to Unite, Reject EPA Nominee AUGUSTA, Maine – With a vote possible as early as this week, environmental advocates are urging both of Maine's U.S. senators to unite in...
View ArticleDakota Access Pipeline Draws New England Opposition
Dakota Access Pipeline Draws New England Opposition AUGUSTA, Maine – While the Dakota Access Pipeline is being built thousands of miles away, tribal and social justice activists in New England have...
View ArticleConsumer Warning: Bill Could Unravel Protections
Consumer Warning: Bill Could Unravel Protections PORTLAND, Maine – The Regulatory Accountability Act (S-951) sounds innocuous enough, but consumer and public-health advocates say it's anything but. The...
View ArticleClean Water Rule Repeal? Maine Drinking Water, Tourism "at Risk"
Clean Water Rule Repeal? Maine Drinking Water, Tourism "at Risk" PORTLAND, Maine - The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to scrap the 2015 Clean Water Rule, a move that concerns...
View ArticleAdvocates: Maine Needs to Be Heard on Clean Power Plan
Advocates: Maine Needs to Be Heard on Clean Power Plan AUGUSTA, Maine – Environmentalists in Maine are calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s single public hearing on the proposal to repeal the...
View ArticleMainers Hold Alternative to Federal Offshore-Oil Meeting
Mainers Hold Alternative to Federal Offshore-Oil Meeting AUGUSTA, Maine — Environmental groups say the federal public meeting on a proposal to allow oil and gas drilling in Atlantic waters isn't really...
View ArticleGovernment Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA Exit "Long Overdue"
Government Watchdog Groups: Pruitt's EPA Exit "Long Overdue" WASHINGTON – After allegedly overspending on everything from pens to lavish trips and accepting questionable deals from lobbyists,...
View ArticleCoal Ash Ruling Called Victory Over Toxic Pollution
Coal Ash Ruling Called Victory Over Toxic Pollution AUGUSTA, Maine — A federal appeals court has ruled that Environmental Protection Agency rules governing coal-ash pits do not adequately protect from...
View ArticleProtections for Streams, Wetlands Under Attack
Protections for Streams, Wetlands Under Attack AUGUSTA, Maine - Negative reaction from conservation groups was swift to a Trump administration proposal on Tuesday to remove federal clean-water...
View ArticleClean Water Act Changes Could Impact Maine Economy
Clean Water Act Changes Could Impact Maine Economy BELGRADE LAKES, MAINE – The Trump Administration is trying to narrow the scope of the Clean Water Act, a change that would exclude about half the...
View ArticleMonitoring Offshore Wind Farm's Impact on Marine Life
Monitoring Offshore Wind Farm's Impact on Marine Life AUGUSTA, Maine – A proposed offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast could be the first industrial-sized facility of its kind in the U.S.....
View ArticleMaine Senate Passes Offshore Drilling Ban
Maine Senate Passes Offshore Drilling Ban AUGUSTA, Maine - The Maine Senate overwhelmingly passed an offshore-drilling ban on Tuesday by a vote of 31-4. The next step for LD 955 is Gov. Janet Mills'...
View ArticleMaine Considers Changes to Indian Claims Act
Maine Considers Changes to Indian Claims Act AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine could soon revise its legal relationship with American Indian nations. Maine treats tribal nations as municipalities rather than...
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