The Friends of Casco Bay assessment identifies pieces of the plastic waste, which marine life can ingest and which attract toxins. But none of the microbeads banned in Maine in 2015 showed up. By Mary Pols, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The first survey of Casco Bay for microplastics, the troubling, hard-to-see fragments Read More
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NRCM Testimony in Opposition to LD 1667, “An Act To Prohibit the Entry of Anadramous Fish Species into Sheepscot Pond for 3 Years and To Study the Consequences of the Presence of Anadromous Fish in Sheepscot Pond”
Senator Cyrway, Representative Duchesne, and members of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) Committee: My name is Nick Bennett, and I am the Staff Scientist for the Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM). NRCM is Maine’s largest environmental advocacy group with more than 20,000 members and supporters. I am testifying in opposition to LD 1667, Read More
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 Read More
Sturgeon Return to Milford After Nearly 200 Years
WCSH-6 TV news story Watch full news video. MILFORD, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — On Thursday, people in Milford and Old Town celebrated the discovery of Sturgeon after it’s disappearance from the northern part of the Penobscot River following the installation of the Great Works and Veazie Dams. The removal of the dams has allowed the Read More
Poll: Sportsmen Support New Clean Water Protections
By Tom Porter MPBN news story AUGUSTA, Maine – Environmental advocates in Maine are welcoming the results of a new national survey showing widespread support among sportsmen for the revised Clean Water Act. In May, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency finalized the act’s Clean Water Rule, extending its protections to the smaller streams and wetlands Read More
New Poll: Hunters and Anglers Nationwide Support the EPA’s Clean Water Rule
Sportsmen and women across the political spectrum support protecting smaller streams and wetlands Washington (July 22, 2015)—A new nationwide, bipartisan survey found broad support among hunters and anglers for applying Clean Water Act protections to smaller streams and wetlands. “As every hunter or angler knows, ducks need healthy wetlands and fish need clean water—it’s that Read More
NRCM Testimony in Opposition to LD 817, An Act Regarding Aerial Pesticide Spray Projects
Good afternoon, Senator Edgecomb, Representative Hickman and members of the committee. My name is Cathy Johnson. I am a resident of Alna and the North Woods Project Director for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I am speaking today on behalf of NRCM’s 16,000 members and supporters in opposition to LD 817. This bill makes a number of Read More
Wednesday, April 22: Rituals of Renewal Event at Visage Salon & Day Spa, Augusta
Come to Augusta’s Visage Salon & Day Spa on Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. for Rituals of Renewal Event, featuring Aveda’s new Stress Fix oils. Some of the available spa treatments are: * Aroma Sensory Journey * Stress-relieving neck and shoulder massage * Stress-relieving hand and arm massage * Stress-relieving scalp treatments Read More
Microbead Ban Becomes Law Without LePage Signature
The plastic particles will be phased out of products and the full ban will go into effect in 2019. The Associated Press news story AUGUSTA — A bill banning synthetic microbeads in personal care products has become law without Gov. Paul LePage’s signature. Republican Sen. Tom Saviello’s proposal went into law this week after LePage Read More
