Senator Saviello, Representative Tucker, and members of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee: My name is Nick Bennett, and I am the Staff Scientist for the Natural Resources Council of Maine. I reside in Hallowell. I am testifying in opposition to LD 395 and LD 160 and in support of LD 820. Testimony in Opposition Read More
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Conservation Leaders Unveil 2017 Environmental Priorities
Conservation leaders met at the state house Tuesday to unveil their environmental priorities for this legislative session.
Maine BEP Provisionally Adopts Controversial Mining Rules Despite Overwhelming Citizen Opposition
Record Shows Opponents Outnumber Proponents: 441-2 News release Augusta, Maine – Today the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) voted unanimously to provisionally adopt weak rules that would govern metal mining in Maine. Because metal mining poses such a serious threat to water quality, these rules were opposed 441-2 by Maine scientists, business people, conservation groups, Read More
Hordes of Geese Die on a Toxic Lake in Montana
by Jim Robbins New York Times news story BUTTE, Mont. — The recent death of thousands of snow geese on a toxic artificial lake here high in the Rocky Mountains once again underscored the devastating environmental legacy of more than a century’s worth of copper mining. In the middle of the migratory season, some 3,000 Read More
Here’s To All of Us
It has been a very big year for NRCM and the people of Maine. In June, the Penobscot River Restoration Project was completed, opening up nearly 2,000 miles of habitat for 11 species of native sea-run fish. NRCM began working on this project with others more than 16 years ago. In August, we saw the Read More
Controversial Mining Rules Revised, Reopened for Public Comment
By Anthony Brino, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story Controversial metal mining rules proposed by state regulators have been revised, and the public again has a chance to weigh in before the measures go any further. The Board of Environmental Protection continued discussions of the Department of Environmental Protection’s third proposal for new state Read More
On Eve of Elections: Poll Shows Maine Voters Strongly Support New National Monument, Solar Power, Land for Maine’s Future, Maine’s Environment
NRCM news release Portland, Maine – Today, the Natural Resources Council of Maine released the results of a comprehensive public opinion survey on the attitudes of likely Maine voters on a broad range of environmental policy issues. With Mainers heading to the polls in two weeks, the survey documents broad, bipartisan support for protection of Maine’s Read More
DEP to Add Third-party Monitoring to Controversial Metal Mining Proposal
By Anthony Brino, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story The Maine Department of Environmental Protection must revise portions of a controversial third proposal for metal mining regulations in Maine after hearing from the public and the Board of Environmental Protection, but some critics fear the agency will ignore some major concerns. The Board of Read More
Mining Rules Face Overwhelming Citizen Opposition
Record Shows Opponents Outnumber Proponents: 436-2 NRCM news release Mainers are overwhelmingly lining up against draft rules that would weaken environmental protections from mining pollution in Maine. The Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) is holding a deliberative session to consider the draft rules today at the Augusta Civic Center. According to an analysis by the Natural Read More
