Augusta – In response to a vote in the U.S. Senate to confirm former coal lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as the next Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Natural Resources Council of Maine issued the following statement from Federal Project Director Emmie Theberge: “We are extremely disappointed with this decision by the U.S. Read More
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It is Time for Scott Pruitt to Go as Head of the EPA
Bangor Daily News editorial President Donald Trump has fired numerous Cabinet members, some for good reason, some for no particular reason at all. There is a growing list of reasons why he should fire Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt’s outright hostility to environmental regulations and his deference to corporate polluters were Read More
November 1, 2017: Spotlight on the Environment, Bates College, Lewiston
On Wednesday, November 1 at 7:30 p.m. NRCM Federal Outreach Coordinator Kristin Jackson participated on a panel for “Spotlight on the Environment.” This program was free and open to the public and was held on the Bates College campus in Pettengill Hall Room G-52. Spotlight on the Environment was part of a new presentation series, Read More
EPA’s Scott Pruitt’s Push to Roll Back Vehicle Emission Standards is a Disaster
Lowering the standards harms air quality, destabilizes the climate and is bad for Mainers. By Marina Schauffler Portland Press Herald op-ed As ineffectual as this president appears, his Cabinet members are stealthily orchestrating destructive changes. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt is intent on subverting that agency’s mission. At the behest of automakers, he is Read More
Proposal to Roll Back Stream Rules has Farmers, Environmentalists Rowing in Opposite Direction
The president wants to dismantle Obama-era regulations that protected streams and wetlands that feed larger bodies of water. by Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA — A Trump administration proposal to roll back controversial environmental regulations on smaller streams is eliciting cheers from some Maine farmers but jeers from conservation groups Read More
The EPA Asked Which Rules Should be Repealed. Here’s What Americans Said.
Bangor Daily News editorial The Environmental Protection Agency has long been a target of criticism from Republican lawmakers, who periodically threaten to abolish it. President Donald Trump has joined this chorus. On the campaign trail, he said he would abolish the EPA, which he technically can’t do. Instead, he nominated a staunch pro-industry, anti-regulation activist Read More
Climate Change Marchers in Augusta Call for Politicians, Others to Protect Maine Resources
The gathering was one of many such events held nationwide to draw attention to effects of climate change and presidential policies. by Betty Adams, staff writer Central Maine newspapers news story AUGUSTA — About 1,100 people in brightly colored shirts, carrying a variety of signs and chanting various slogans, paraded slowly from the State House, Read More
April 28, 2017: “Society, Environment, and Our Common Future,” Portland
NRCM Executive Director Lisa Pohlmann was part of an Earth Day panel discussion of the future of environmental regulations and the implications for society and human health. This event was part of the USM Muskie School of Public Service’s Speaker Series. Friday, April 28, 2017 4:00 p.m. Hannaford Hall, Abromson Center, 88 Bedford Street University Read More
EPA Cuts Could Mean Trouble for Maine
WGME news story Watch full news video. PORTLAND (WGME) — The Trump administration is proposing deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency, and if those cuts are approved, some say it could mean trouble for Maine. A new report released Thursday by the Natural Resources Council of Maine says the president’s 2018 budget singles out Read More
