by Christopher Cousins Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill that opens the entire St. Croix watershed to sea-run alewives for the first time in nearly three decades went into law Tuesday without the signature of Gov. Paul LePage. The bill, LD 72, An Act to Open the St. Croix River to Read More
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LePage Energy Legislation Would Increase Maine Energy Bills by More Than $100 Million
State Senator Jim Boyle Proposes Legislation to Cut Energy Bills through Energy Efficiency NRCM Statement “It is refreshing to see that Governor LePage now supports energy efficiency improvements as a key way to lower residential heating costs. Energy efficiency is our most cost-effective energy resource, and one we can control right here in Maine. Weatherization Read More
Maine Lawmakers Go with Alewives’ Flow
Bangor Daily News editorial Finally, after years of Maine politicians ignoring the science that supports the benefits of alewives returning to the upper reaches of the St. Croix River, they have acted on that scientific knowledge. On Wednesday, the Maine Legislature passed LD 72, a bill sponsored by Rep. Madonna Soctomah of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, Read More
Legislature Readies for Another Conflict over BPA and Babies’ Health
Alliance for a Clean and Healthy Maine press release AUGUSTA) For the second time in two years the Maine Legislature will be asked to referee a fight that pits moms, physicians, and health scientists against a national chemical industry coalition and Governor Paul LePage. At issue is the hormone-disrupting chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, and Read More
LePage Twists Truth on Renewable Energy Standards
Bangor Daily News editorial Gov. Paul LePage asserted in his weekly radio address that Maine’s Renewable Portfolio Standard presents an economic barrier that will hurt families and businesses. But he based his comments on a biased report and bowed to conservative politics instead of facts. What’s more, he used the unwhole information to blast policies Read More
LePage Should Have Attended Dam Ceremony
A mutually beneficial compromise that brings diverse interests together should be celebrated. Portland Press Herald editorial On Monday, Maine showed the world how to advance economic and environmental interests at the same time with a comprehensive project that involved state, federal and tribal governments along with private power companies and nonprofit groups all working together. Read More
LePage Objects to Long-Planned Removal of Penobscot River Dam
by Susan Sharon MPBN news story Conservation groups, members of the Penobscot Nation and federal officials are preparing for an historic occasion next week when the first of two dams on the Penobscot River is demolished: the 200-year-old Great Works Dam. One dignitary who won’t be attending is Gov. Paul LePage. Instead the Maine Commissioner Read More
Lawmakers Mostly Stand Up Against Environmental Assault
by Lance Tapley Portland Phoenix news story Republican state Senator Thomas Saviello, at one point widely considered a foe of Maine’s environment, may have just saved it. At the least, he was a leader in saving a good part of it. Saviello and a few other Republican lawmakers, dubbed “moderates,” joined with — it almost Read More
Mining Bill Passes Legislature, Awaits Governor’s Signature
By Jen Lynds, BDN Staff Bangor Daily News news story AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill to change the state’s mining laws has been passed by lawmakers and has been sent to Gov. Paul LePage for his consideration. Rep. John Martin, D-Eagle Lake, said Monday evening that LD 1853, An Act To Improve Environmental Oversight and Read More
