Associated Press news story in Portland Press Herald Washington – Aiming to jolt the rest of the world to action, President Obama moved ahead Sunday with even tougher greenhouse gas cuts on American power plants, setting up a certain confrontation in the courts with energy producers and Republican-led states. In finalizing the unprecedented pollution controls, Read More
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Federal Rule Will Safeguard Drinking Water for 500,000 Mainers
by Jackie Farwell, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story Drinking water for nearly 500,000 Maine residents will be protected under federal regulations announced Wednesday by President Barack Obama’s administration. The new rule aims to safeguard streams and wetlands from pollution and development. The rule, finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army 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
Obama: Climate Change Harms Americans’ Health
The president announces commitments from top companies to help the nation’s health care system prepare for such effects as more asthma, allergies and weather-related injuries. By Josh Lederman and Nedra Pickler The Associated Press news story WASHINGTON – Global warming isn’t just affecting the weather, it’s harming Americans’ health, President Obama said Tuesday as he announced Read More
Senate Fails to Override Obama Veto of Keystone XL Pipeline
It’s the latest chapter in the struggle between Republicans and the president over energy policy. By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Associated Press news story WASHINGTON – The Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama’s veto of a bill to construct the Keystone XL pipeline, the first of many confrontations between the Republican-controlled Congress Read More
LePage Joins Governor Coalition That’s Working to Expand Offshore Drilling
The group’s first member from the Northeast says the state could benefit from more natural gas exploration, and some ask: Is he eyeing the Gulf of Maine? By Steve Mistler. Portland Press Herald Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has joined a coalition of governors supporting offshore drilling and exploration for Read More
Methane Leaks Flare in Climate Debate
Extracting oil and gas is a prime cause of methane leaks, which can add to warming of the Earth. By Joby Warrick The Washington Post CUBA, N.M. — The methane that leaks from 40,000 gas wells near this desert trading post may be colorless and odorless, but it’s not invisible. It can be seen from Read More
Penobscot Indian Nation Announces Support of Roxanne Quimby National Park Plan
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story INDIAN ISLAND, Maine — The Penobscot Indian Nation has endorsed a proposed 150,000-acre national park and recreation area, saying the parks would protect the Penobscot River and associated waterways much the way the tribe has “since time immemorial.” Nation President Kirk E. Francis called Read More
Environmental Regulator Addresses Public Forum in Maine on Rules for Power Plant Emissions
Associated Press news story PORTLAND, Maine — The Obama administration’s new effort to reduce emissions from power plants represents an attempt to do on a national basis what’s already happening in New England, the Environmental Protection Agency’s regional chief said Wednesday. New England has been a leader with the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, renewable energy Read More
