By Cody McEwen, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed The Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument is a focal point in the lives of business owners and residents of the Katahdin region. Now the U.S. Department of the Interior is conducting a review to determine if there was sufficient public input before its Read More
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LePage Just Can’t Get Over Katahdin National Monument
With more anger than reason, the governor argues against the designation before a congressional committee. by Bill Nemitz Portland Press Herald column She couldn’t live any farther from Maine. But U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, D-Hawaii, sure has a clear view of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. “This is a very unusual situation,” Hanabusa Read More
Agreement Calls for Dam Removal, Fish Passage on Presumpscot in Westbrook
An agreement between Sappi Fine Paper and conservation groups is intended to improve passage for river herring, shad and other fish in the Presumpscot River. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story Sappi Fine Paper has agreed to remove dams and improve fish passage along the Presumpscot River in Westbrook under an Read More
After Years of Layoffs and Mill Closures, It’s Time for a National Monument
By Sam Lovell, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Posted June 06, 2016, at 1:24 p.m. With the centennial of the National Park Service upon us, Maine has the opportunity to have a new national monument. Elliotsville Plantation Inc., a private foundation, is prepared to donate its land east of Baxter State Park Read More
After Paper Mills, Rural Maine’s Resurgence Depends on Diverse Economy
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial Maine’s rural communities have borne the brunt of the decline of papermaking. When the dominant industry goes away — as has happened in six Maine paper mill towns over the last eight years — there is little there to replace it, leading to unemployment, plummeting property Read More
LePage Pens Earth Day Letter to Obama Opposing New National Park
By Mario Moretto, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — While proponents continue their efforts to set aside 150,000 acres in northern Maine for a national park and recreation area, Gov. Paul LePage voiced his opposition to the plan in a letter addressed to President Barack Obama. A company called Elliotsville Plantation Read More
Quarter-mile Section All that Separates Androscoggin River from Improved Water-quality Standard
by Bonnie Washuk, Staff Writer Sun Journal news story LEWISTON — On a recent August afternoon, outdoorswoman and Bates College retiree Judith Marden was on the Androscoggin River, in Gulf Island Pond, learning to paddleboard. “I’m not very good at it,” the 69-year-old said with a laugh. The first time Marden tried “I fell off Read More
Skowhegan, Jay Mills Named Among Maine’s Biggest Polluters in Federal Report
Of the 10 companies that produced the highest amounts of toxic emissions in 2012, nine are associated with the pulp and paper industry, including Sappi Fine Paper and Verso Paper Holdings. By Matt Hongoltz-Hetling, Staff Writer Kennebec Journal news story The federal government’s latest list of the biggest polluters in Maine includes a handful of the Read More
Appeal Reopens Pollution Debate
by Scott Thistle, Regional Editor Lewiston Sun Journal news story AUGUSTA – A portion of a January decision by the Maine Board of Environmental Protection that issued new industrial pollution permits for the Androscoggin River is being appealed by FPL Energy Maine Hydro LLC in Kennebec County Superior Court. FPL is appealing a portion of Read More
