By Ramona du Houx Maine Insights news story President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have dramatic negative impacts on coastal tourism, the health of Maine residents, sea-level rise, air pollution, and Maine’s tourism economy. “President Trump’s EPA budget could spoil Maine coastal towns, beaches, water, and air. The Trump Read More
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Maine is Prepared to Fight Efforts to Roll Back Vehicle Fuel-Economy Standards
Citing the effects of air pollution on the state, the Attorney General’s Office says it has joined other states that have signaled opposition to any weakening of rules set by the EPA in 2012. Tux Turkel, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Maine is prepared to fight efforts by the Trump administration to weaken Read More
President Trump Issues Executive Order Denying Climate Science – Statement by NRCM
Statement by NRCM Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann “President Trump’s Executive Order today rolls back years of climate progress and takes us completely in the wrong direction. His denial of climate science is unconscionable. Today he has put his climate denial into action by attacking the safeguards that protect the health of America’s families. “In the Read More
Advocates: Pollution Rules Necessary to Protect Acadia’s Air
by A.J. Higgins MPBN news story Millions of Americans visit Maine’s Acadia National Park each year expecting a quality outdoor experience featuring some of the state’s most iconic landscapes. But unhealthy air quality in the region is forcing some hikers to change their plans. Rich MacDonald, a registered Maine guide and co-owner of the Natural Read More
Tourism, Conservation, Public Health Experts Urge Support for Clean Air and Climate Protections for Acadia National Park and Region
Say ecosystems, public health, and economy all depend on effective Clean Air Act protections NRCM News Release Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park – With one of Maine’s most famous vistas at their back—the mountainous rocky coast of Acadia National Park—diverse speakers urged support for two important air quality standards that are needed to protect the Read More
High Court’s Delay of Clean Power Plan an Injustice to Asthma Sufferers
Many attacks could be prevented by reducing pollution and making our air healthier to breathe. By Lani Graham and Marguerite Pennoyer Portland Press Herald op-ed ABOUT THE AUTHORS Lani Graham, M.D., MPH, is a board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility in Maine, co-chair of the Maine Medical Association’s Public Health Committee and former state Read More
Our View: Clean Power Plan will Help Us Breathe Easier
Portland Press Herald editorial Summer in Maine is supposed to be the reward for enduring a long, cold winter. For too many Maine residents, though, sunny days are no fun. These are the people with heart and lung ailments that are aggravated when sunlight and heat combine with pollutants from dirty out-of-state power plants to Read More
Report Gives Maine Counties Mixed Grades on Smog
Critics fret over what effect the state’s new rules will have as York County already has an ‘F’ for ozone pollution. By Colin Woodard, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story High ozone levels remain a problem in York County even as conditions have improved in other parts of Maine, a report released Wednesday by Read More
EPA Official Praises Maine, Other New England States for Climate Protection
By Kevin Miller, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story New England’s market-based approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions shows that states can fight climate change while still improving their economies, the region’s top environmental officials said Wednesday. Curt Spalding, Environmental Protection Agency administrator for New England, suggested that Maine and most other northeastern states Read More
