Grading Maine Pols on Conservation
Grading Maine Pols on Conservation PORTLAND, Maine - Maine's environment scored some significant victories in the first half of the 126th legislative session and took some tough losses as well,...
View ArticleReport: Maine Economy Headed “Underwater?”
Report: Maine Economy Headed “Underwater?” PORTLAND, ME - The Northeast is expected to experience a temperature increase over the next century. But a new study identified rising oceans, and their...
View ArticleLand and Water Conservation Fund Lauded, Defended
Land and Water Conservation Fund Lauded, Defended WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wednesday marked the 50th anniversary of the vote in Congress which created the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Signed into...
View ArticleEPA to Get an Earful on Clean Air
EPA to Get an Earful on Clean Air PORTLAND, Maine - The Environmental Protection agency (EPA) will begin holding a series of public hearings across the U.S. on Tuesday on the newly-announced Clean Air...
View ArticleFDA Sued Over New Drug “Cocktails” for Farm Animals
FDA Sued Over New Drug “Cocktails” for Farm Animals PORTLAND, Maine - Pharmaceuticals....it's what's for dinner. And groups in the U.S. are suing the federal government over it. ...(Read More)
View ArticlePoll: Voters Want Action on Climate Crisis
Poll: Voters Want Action on Climate Crisis PORTLAND, Maine – No matter which side of the political aisle they were on and no matter which way their elections went three weeks ago, voters in six of the...
View ArticleEPA's Clean Power Plan? Maine's Been There, Doing That
EPA's Clean Power Plan? Maine's Been There, Doing That PORTLAND, Maine – Maine is sitting pretty and setting the pace when it comes to meeting the goals of the Environmental Protection Agency's Clean...
View ArticlePoll 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...
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