The 50th annual Bald Eagle cruise on Merrymeeting Bay highlights the robust comeback of the species. By Deirdre Fleming, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Chris Kenty and Jim Walters came from Philadelphia for Maine Audubon’s 50th annual bald eagle cruise on Merrymeeting Bay, but not for the novelty of seeing Read More
Representative Bruce Poliquin
Maine Delegates, Environmental Groups Critical of Trump’s Budget Plan
By Susan Sharon & Jennifer Mitchell Maine Public news story Reaction in Maine to President Donald Trump’s proposed $1.15 trillion budget has been swift – and critical. Democrat Chellie Pingree, Maine’s 1st District representative who serves on the House Appropriations Committee, says the plan to slash many domestic programs to finance a significant increase in Read More
Poliquin Puts Fate of National Monument in Hands of Utah Lawmakers
By David Jenkins, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin often frames his primary concern about the possible establishment of a national monument in the Katahdin region as one of process and that the decision is locally driven. Too bad his actions suggest otherwise. Poliquin has shown utter contempt for Read More
North Woods National Monument Supporters Outnumber Opponents at Local Forum
By Susan Sharon MPBN news story It began as a day for invited speakers to denounce a proposed national monument in the Katahdin region and closed with a decisive show of support from local residents and business owners. Both a congressional field hearing and a public forum sponsored by national monument opponents were billed as Read More
One-sided Hearing Won’t Clarify Issues with Katahdin Region Monument
If a congressional panel really wanted to hear from the public, they’d let supporters speak, too. Portland Press Herald editorial When the U.S. House Natural Resources Committee meets in East Millinocket on Wednesday for a field hearing on the proposed North Woods national monument, one side will be notably absent. Gov. LePage and the four Read More
Why This Week’s National Monument Hearing is a Sham
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial A congressional field hearing that will be held in East Millinocket this week is billed as a more fair chance for local residents to be heard by national leaders about the prospects of a national monument in the Katahdin region. It won’t be. Unlike a public Read More
King, Collins Should Back North Woods Park Plan
By Marian McCue, Portland resident and former editor and publisher of The Forecaster The Forecaster op-ed Among the latest volleys in the fusillade hurled by Gov. Paul LePage last week was a vow to build a road through land proposed for a new national park in northern Maine. The land is owned by Roxanne Quimby, who Read More
How Collins, King, Pingree, Poliquin Scored on Climate Change in 2015
By Sharon Tisher, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed This year, 2015, was a pivotal year in the annals of the effort to combat climate change. The University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute published an updated assessment of climate change’s impacts on Maine’s weather, ecosystems and resource-based economy. The U.S. Senate voted 98-1 Read More
Poliquin Bill Would Give Veto Power to Park Opponents
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor Daily News editorial In late November, three members of Maine’s congressional delegation — Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King and Rep. Bruce Poliquin — sent a letter to the president laying out reasonable conditions for him to consider if he is to declare land in Maine a national monument. Read More
