by Fred Bever Maine Public news story State environmental activists took to Scarborough Beach on Thursday to condemn President Donald Trump’s plan to slash the Environmental Protection Agency’s budget by 30 percent. The Natural Resources Council of Maine staged the event to highlight the direct effects that it says Trump’s proposal would have on Maine:… Continue Reading
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No Day at the Beach: How Trump EPA Budget Cuts Would Harm Maine’s Coast, Public Health, and Economy
NRCM news release Scarborough, Maine – Today, at a news conference at Scarborough Beach State Park, speakers including a physician, a young asthmatic, a state legislator, and an environmental expert described the effects President Trump’s proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would have on coastal tourism, the health of Maine residents, sea-level… Continue Reading
Sources: Trump Administration to Deliver Notice It Intends to Withdraw from Paris Climate Deal
by Andrew Restuccia Politico news story The Trump administration will release a notice today outlining the United States’ intention to withdraw from the Paris climate change agreement, two sources familiar with the issue said. The notice, which will be released by the State Department and transmitted by the U.S. delegation to the United Nations, will… Continue Reading
In Maine, a National Monument May be in Peril
By David Abel, Globe Staff Boston Globe, news story PATTEN, Maine — Yellow signs blaring “National Park No!” greet Tim Hudson as his truck nears Katahdin Loop Road on a recent morning. He chooses to ignore them. On any given day, Hudson restocks the toilet paper in outhouses, empties the trash, and when necessary, wields… Continue Reading
Public Overwhelmingly Supports Maine’s National Monument
99.96% of Public Comments Favor Keeping Katahdin Woods and Waters NRCM news release Bangor — The Natural Resources Council of Maine today announced that public comments submitted to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) as part of a review of national monuments initiated by President Trump reveal “nearly unanimous” support for Katahdin Woods and Waters… Continue Reading
Maine’s New Monument Offers Chance for Rustic Adventures
by Patrick Whittle, The Associated Press Boston Globe news story STACYVILLE, Maine (AP) — In a rural corner of Maine that’s so remote even Mainers call it “the willy-wags,” there’s a new place for camping, hiking and birding. But it comes with a dash of political intrigue. Maine’s new Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument… Continue Reading
US House Panel Votes to Keep Funding Marine Research Program
By Bill Trotter, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story In a vote Thursday by a subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee, lawmakers pushed back on President Donald Trump’s proposal to de-fund the national Sea Grant program. The program, which is overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, provides approximately $1.2 million each year… Continue Reading
Bangor Woman, 80, Goes Solar at Home
By Meg Haskell, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story From her home on a corner lot in Bangor, Hope Brogunier, 80, is quietly staging a green revolution. Her side yard is a lightly tended jungle of shoulder-high raspberries, a fragrant, knee-deep drift of meadow anemones and a spiky sea of flowering goutweed. Bees bumble… Continue Reading
Clean Water Rule Repeal? Maine Drinking Water, Tourism “at Risk”
Listen to full news story. PORTLAND, Maine – The Trump administration is moving forward with efforts to scrap the 2015 Clean Water Rule, a move that concerns conservation groups and the state’s tourism industry. About half of Maine’s drinking water comes from surface water that is fed by small streams, said Nick Bennett, a… Continue Reading
