By John Richardson, Portland Press Herald Writer Portland Press Herald news story Maine’s former environmental commissioner put a hold on a violation notice against a Jay paper mill to try to win support from a legislator who also works as the mill’s environmental manager, according to internal state records. Documents released this week, including memos Read More
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DEP Found in Violation of State Law
AG: Documents withheld in Androscoggin cleanup Bangor Daily News news story An investigation by Maine Attorney General Steven Rowe’s office has found that Department of Environmental Protection staffers violated the state’s public records law by not making available documents from private meetings with paper company officials. In response, Gov. John Baldacci announced Friday that workers Read More
DEP Chief Resigns Amid Investigation
By Kevin Wack, Portland Press Herald Writer Portland Press Herald Dawn Gallagher, Maine’s top environmental official, resigned Thursday amid criticism that her administration had become too cozy with the industries it’s charged with regulating. Gov. John Baldacci, who appointed Gallagher to head the Department of Environmental Protection shortly after he was elected in 2002, announced Read More
Urgent Environmental Issues Need Legislative Action, Says Group Representing 100,000 Mainers
News release AUGUSTA — Representing their 100,000 members across the state, more than two dozen Maine environmental organizations jointly called today for the 122nd Maine Legislature to address serious threats to Maine’s environment. “From the sky to the sea, from our forests to our rivers, Maine’s children, water, wildlife and land face daunting environmental threats,” Read More
Governor Signs Bills to Protect Health, Reduce Pollution from Mercury in Products and Fillings and from Lead in Computers and TVs
by the Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine Today, in celebration of Environmental Health Day in the Hall of Flags at the State Capitol, Governor John Baldacci signed three bills to protect public health and the environment from mercury and lead pollution. The Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine, a coalition of eight Read More
Legislature Adopts “Electronic-Waste” Bill
Bans Disposal of Computer and Television Monitors and Calls for Agency to Plan for Statewide Collection of Hazardous Electronics NRCM news release Augusta, Maine – The Legislature has adopted a bill that bans landfilling and incineration of computer and television monitors effective January 1, 2006 and sets in motion a process to provide for collection Read More
