Record Number of Rollback Bills Proposed to Weaken Environmental Safeguards News release At a State House news conference today, a broad range of people spoke out in strong opposition to dozens of bills introduced by lawmakers that would repeal or weaken laws that protect Maine’s environment and the health of Maine people. Although the governor’s Read More
Governor Paul LePage
NRCM Responds to Gov. LePage’s “Callous Disregard for the Health of Women and Children”
NRCM news release Governor LePage’s comment about his opposition to the ban on the toxic chemical BPA (Bisphenol-A): “The only thing that I’ve heard is if you take a plastic bottle and put it in the microwave and you heat it up, it gives off a chemical similar to estrogen. So the worst case is Read More
Maine Governor’s Bisphenol-A Remark Draws Rebukes
by Susan Sharon MPBN radio news story Recent remarks by Gov. Paul LePage about what he perceives as a lack of science surrounding the chemical bisphenol A and its role as a hormone disruptor is once again making headlines around the country and generating a strong and critical response from environmental and health policy groups. Read More
Business Leaders Unveil Criteria for Evaluating LD 1 Proposals
Lawmakers Urged to Use Five Common Sense Guidelines to Sort through Reforms News release At a State House news conference today, before a crowd of people from all corners of Maine, a group of businessmen and women endorsed a set of guiding principles that could help lawmakers sort through the raft of proposals for “regulatory Read More
LePage’s Secret Puppeteers
by Colin Woodward The Portland Phoenix news story It was no surprise that Governor Paul LePage would seek to reform Maine’s environmental regulations. He campaigned on a pledge to “get government out of the way” to “allow Maine’s small businesses to create jobs.” After the election, his transition team put together a series of “Red Read More
Environmentalist’s Retirement ‘Not the Exit I Anticipated’
Friday was not the last day on the job Everett “Brownie” Carson expected. by Bill Nemitz Maine Sunday Telegram column When he decided back in May it was time to step down as executive director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, Carson thought his departure would be a celebration of all the organization has Read More
Critics: LePage’s Proposed Regulatory Reforms “Extreme”
by Susan Sharon MPBN radio news story The LePage administration has released a list of proposed regulations targeted for outright repeal, relaxation or reform and environmentalists are calling it “extreme” and “reckless.” Some of the proposals will require legislative approval. Others could be done by administrative rule-making. In either case, alarms are being sounded on Read More
LePage Listens to Environmentalists
by George Smith GeorgeSmithMaine column An outstanding collection of Mainers – including some sportsmen — gathered at the request of Pete Didisheim of the Natural Resource Council of Maine to speak to Governor Paul LePage about environmental issues on January 20 before a live audience of 500 environmentalists at the Augusta Civic Center. A diverse Read More
Environmental Advocates Defend State Safeguards
Gov. LePage takes notes but doesn’t reverse his pledge to roll back Maine regulations. by Beth Quimby, staff writer Portland Press Herald news story AUGUSTA – Gov. Paul LePage listened Thursday as a series of speakers explained how environmental laws have been good for their lives, businesses and health. But he stopped short of reversing Read More
