by The Associated Press New York Times news story BANGOR, Maine — Supporters of a North Woods National park funded by a founder of Burt’s Bees are delivering a petition signed by more than 13,000 people to Maine’s congressional delegation, they said Tuesday. Gail Fanjoy, president of the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce, said the Read More
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LePage’s Strange Grudge Puts Working Forest at Risk
Instead of accepting federal funds to conserve land, Maine will take its chances this year. By The Editorial Board Portland Press Herald editorial The projects that have protected some of Maine’s most cherished areas are the result of complex work that can take years. The one assurance through long negotiations and tedious legal work is that, Read More
Maine’s North Woods are a National Treasure
By Jim Glavine, Special to the BDN Bangor Daily News op-ed Having resided in the Moosehead Lake region for many years, I am very familiar with the woods and waters of Maine’s North Woods and also with the economic challenges of life in the shadow of not only Mount Katahdin, but of the waning forest Read More
Maine Skips Applying for Federal Funds to Conserve Forestland
The state says its decision not to pursue project money for the first time in at least 15 years has nothing to do with Gov. Paul LePage’s criticism of land preservation. By Kevin Miller, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story For the first time in at least 15 years, Maine will not compete for Read More
NRCM Weighs In On Obama Rejection of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Statement of Dylan Voorhees, Clean Energy Director, Natural Resources Council of Maine NRCM news release Today, President Obama announced that he has rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would have transported tars sands oil from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. “Today’s announcement by President Read More
Why A National Park Makes Sense for Maine’s North Woods
By The BDN Editorial Board Bangor News editorial A Maine North Woods national park has been the subject of debate for more than two decades. In that time, the economic landscape of the Katahdin region has shifted dramatically — for the worse — and the ownership of much of the timberland stretching from Millinocket to Read More
York Enacts Plastic Bag Ban
By Tom Porter MPBN news story YORK, Maine — By a narrow margin, voters here have chosen to prohibit stores from using plastic shopping bags. This makes the southern Maine community the first in the state to introduce such a moratorium. Earlier this year Portland introduced a 5-cent fee for most plastic bags issued by Read More
York Voters Approve First Plastic Shopping Bag Ban in Maine
The measure, which takes effect March 1, prohibits stores from using single-use plastic bags, though paper bags are still allowed. By Gillian Graham, Staff Writer Portland Press Herald news story The “Single-Use Plastic Carryout Bag Ordinance” was designed to eliminate the use of single-use plastic bags by retail and grocery stores in town. It passed Read More
York Passes Maine’s First Plastic Bag Ban
Organizer hopes York is ‘inspiration’ to other towns By Deborah McDermott Seacoast Online news story YORK, Maine – By a narrow margin, town voters approved a first-in-the-state ban on single use plastic bags, paving the way for retailers large and small to begin implementing the measure early next year. By a wider margin, residents also Read More