by Fred Bever Maine Public news story State environmental activists took to Scarborough Beach on Thursday to condemn President Donald Trump’s plan to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 30 percent. The Natural Resources Council of Maine staged the event to highlight the direct effects that it says Trump’s proposal would have on Maine:… Continue Reading
Federal Issues
No Day at the Beach: How Trump EPA Budget Cuts Would Harm Maine’s Coast, Public Health, and Economy
NRCM news release Scarborough, Maine – Today, at a news conference at Scarborough Beach State Park, speakers including a physician, a young asthmatic, a state legislator, and an environmental expert described the effects President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have on coastal tourism, the health of Maine residents, sea-level… Continue Reading
Sources: Trump Administration to Deliver Notice It Intends to Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal
by Andrew Restuccia Politico news story The Trump administration will release a notice today outlining the United States’ intention to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, two sources familiar with the issue said. The notice, which will be released by the State Department and transmitted by the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, will… Continue Reading
Don’t Muddy Clean Water Act Protections
Guest Column by Lee Margolin Keep Maine Current op-ed Beer, fish and lamprey. These are a few of my favorite things and they all depend on clean water. Luckily I am able to enjoy all three living in Harrison on the Crooked River, a class AA stream and the main tributary for Sebago Lake. As… Continue Reading
Federal Rollbacks Threaten State’s Drinking Water, Fishing Spots, Economy
Plans to reduce waterway protections, EPA research funding and pollution rules are all bad for Mainers. by Eliot Stanley of Portland, formerly chair of the Maine Regulatory Fairness Board and a record-holding Sebago Lake angler, serves on the board of the Sebago Lake Anglers Association. Portland Press Herald op-ed Summer is here. It’s the time… Continue Reading
Administration Needs to Heed Katahdin Woods and Waters Supporters
Responses in the public comment period nearly unanimously endorse the national monument. by Lisa Pohlmann, Executive Director of the Augusta-based Natural Resources Council of Maine Portland Press Herald op-ed AUGUSTA — In May, the Trump administration asked Americans to weigh in on the fate of 27 national monuments, including Katahdin Woods and Waters. People jumped… Continue Reading
Group: Maine National Monument Comments Submitted To Feds Are 99.96% Positive
by A.J. Higgins Maine Public news story Conservationists and members of the Millinocket-area business community say public responses to a recent federal review have been overwhelmingly supportive of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. During a Bangor press conference Friday, Natural Resources Council of Maine Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann said the responses to the… Continue Reading
Public Overwhelmingly Supports Maine’s National Monument
99.96% of Public Comments Favor Keeping Katahdin Woods and Waters NRCM news release Bangor — The Natural Resources Council of Maine today announced that public comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) as part of a review of national monuments initiated by President Trump reveal “nearly unanimous” support for Katahdin Woods and Waters… Continue Reading
Four Maine Brewers Fight EPA Plan to Repeal Clean Water Regulations
To protect an ingredient vital to their product, they oppose having the agency oversee fewer waterways under a Trump administration proposal to restrict the government’s powers. by James Patrick, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Four Maine breweries have signed on to an effort to fight the Trump administration’s plan to repeal a rule… Continue Reading
