As the BEP gets ready for its meeting, public response is running strongly against the proposed changes. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The state Board of Environmental Protection will meet Thursday to continue reviewing more than 1,000 pages of public comment against changes proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection Read More
Metal Mining Pollution
Mining Rules Face Strong Opposition
As the BEP gets ready for its meeting, public response is running strongly against the proposed changes. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story The state Board of Environmental Protection will meet Thursday to continue reviewing more than 1,000 pages of public comment against changes proposed by the Department of Environmental Protection Read More
Bald Mountain Open-pit Proposal Shows Need for Strong Mining Rules
The rules that Maine has drafted will protect neither our environment nor our taxpayers. by Nick Bennett, NRCM Staff Scientist and Watersheds Project Director Portland Press Herald op-ed AUGUSTA — In his Nov. 6 Maine Voices column, Walter Anderson missed the mark on the mining issues facing Maine (“Maine should take lead in crafting modern Read More
Mining Bald Mountain Poses High Risks
DEP Failed to Reveal the Risks to Lawmakers and the Public NRCM produced an investigative report showing that documents in the possession of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), but not disclosed to Maine lawmakers or released to the public, reveal that an open-pit mine at Bald Mountain in Aroostook County is likely to pollute Read More
Repeal Mining Law; Don’t Mine Bald Mountain
by Jody Spear Bangor Daily News op-ed It pays to take notes at public hearings held by state regulatory boards. Scribes who stayed for the entire day were able to fill volumes on Oct. 17, when dozens of people came before the Board of Environmental Protection to register concerns about new rules proposed expressly to Read More
Many Testify Against Revising Maine Mining Rules
But those who speak in support of easing the standards say the changes would create jobs. by North Cairn, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA — A proposal to rewrite state regulations to streamline the permitting process for open-pit mining met with skepticism and impassioned opposition from scores of people who turned out Read More
Maine Board of Environmental Protection Digs into New Mining Regulations
by Tim Goff WCSH-6 TV news story AUGUSTA, Maine (NEWS CENTER) — The Maine Board of Environmental Protection held a public hearing to solicit input on proposed changes to the states mining regulations. In 2012, the Maine Legislature passed a law requiring the BEP to modernize its rules governing mining in light of renewed interest Read More
Environmentalists Slam Proposed Maine Mining Rules
The new rules were prompted by J.D. Irving Co.’s interest in getting permits to mine gold, silver, copper and other metals in Aroostook County’s Bald Mountain. MPBN news story AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) _ Maine’s environmental groups and residents are pushing back against proposed changes to the state’s mining regulations. The state’s Board of Environmental Protection Read More
Maine Board Hears Arguments on Proposed New Mining Rules
by A.J. Higgins MPBN news story More than 150 people turned out for a hearing in Augusta today on proposed mining rules developed by the state Department of Environmental Protection. Some favor a planned mine for northern Maine under the rules currently written. Others want any future operations to be more heavily regulated. As A.J. Read More
