Trees Standing in Way of Boatyard Proposal
PORTLAND — The vacant land along the city's western waterfront has sat unused for nearly half a century. Once host to a coal gasification plant and a thriving cargo terminal, the property now is...
View ArticleTestimony in Opposition to the Proposed Budget for the Department of...
Good afternoon Senators Hill and Jackson, Representatives Rotundo and Dill, and members of the Committees. My name is Cathy Johnson. I live in Alna and am here today on behalf of the 12,000 members and...
View ArticleTestimony in Opposition to LD 493, An Act To Provide Economic Development in...
Good afternoon Senator Jackson, Representative Dill, and members of the Committee. My name is Eliza Donoghue. I am a resident of Farmington and am speaking today on behalf of the Natural Resources...
View ArticleTestimony in Opposition to LD 837, An Act to Clarify the Laws Establishing...
Good afternoon Senator Jackson, Representative Dill, and members of the Committee. My name is Cathy Johnson. I live in Alna and am here today on behalf of the 12,000 members and supporters of the...
View ArticleLegislature Readies for Another Conflict over BPA and Babies’ Health
(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...
View ArticleRural Mainers Turn Out in Force to Back Bills that Would Change Wind Energy Law
AUGUSTA, Maine — People who live near wind farms and other opponents of expedited permitting for wind energy projects packed a legislative hearing room Thursday to testify in favor of three bills that...
View ArticleBill Aims to Get Lead Out of Maine Loons
AUGUSTA – A former head of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine told lawmakers Thursday that fishermen should stop using lead sinkers and jigs that harm loons."We're fishing with toxic...
View ArticlePeople Deserve Protection from Toxic Chemicals
We are all immersed in a toxic soup where we live, work, eat and play. The cumulative effect of these toxic chemicals on us, and on the plants and animals that share our planet, is huge.Think of a day...
View ArticleSt. Croix Alewives Measure Clears Key Maine Panel
AUGUSTA — A key legislative committee has endorsed a measure that would open most of the St. Croix River to alewives by the end of this month.The emergency legislation, LD 72, received unanimous...
View ArticleAlewives on the St. Croix: A "Mistake" Fixed
AUGUSTA — By May 1, alewives could have a clear path up the St. Croix River drainage for the first time in 18 years. After a contentious hearing March 25 which lasted almost four hours, the work...
View ArticleTestimony in Support of LD 961, An Act To Ensure Safe School Grounds
Good Afternoon Senator Jackson, Representative Dill, and distinguished members of the Committee. My name is Abby King and I am the Toxics Policy Advocate for the Natural Resources Council of Maine....
View ArticleTestimony In Opposition to LD 500, An Act To Permit Tribal Members To Access...
Senator Jackson, Representative Dill, and members of the Committee, my name is Eliza Donoghue and I live in Farmington. I am speaking today on behalf of the Natural Resources Council of Maine in...
View ArticleTestimony in Support of LD 825, Resolve, To Study Climate Change and...
Senator Boyle, Representative Welsh, and members of the Joint Standing Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. My name is Pete Didisheim, I am the Advocacy Director for the Natural Resources...
View ArticleWill Maine Revive Plan for Climate Change?
AUGUSTA – Nearly a dozen of the state's top environmental groups turned out for a legislative hearing Thursday to urge the state to revive its plan to help Maine adapt to a changing climate.Testifying...
View ArticleLegislature Closer to Enacting Alewives Bill
AUGUSTA -- The Legislature Wednesday moved closer to enacting a bill that would end an 18-year blockade of alewives from running in most of the St. Croix River. The bill, L.D. 72, passed the Senate,...
View ArticleTestimony in Opposition to LD 365 – An Act to Define “Contaminant” in the...
Good afternoon Senator Boyle, Representative Welsh, and members of the Environment and Natural Resources Committee. My name is Abby King and I am the Toxics Policy Advocate for the Natural Resources...
View ArticleTestimony in Support of LD 902 – Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of...
Senator Boyle, Representative Welsh, and Members of the Joint Select Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. My name is Abby King and I am the Toxics Policy Advocate with the Natural...
View ArticleMoms Want Action to Protect Kids from 49 Dangerous Chemicals in Household...
(AUGUSTA) Dozens of parents, physicians, scientists, and health advocates brought a 20-foot inflatable duck to the State House today and called for more action to protect kids from the most dangerous...
View ArticleLawmakers Urged to Get Toxic BPA out of Children’s Food
(AUGUSTA) The message from parents, physicians, scientists, and health advocates was loud and clear on Wednesday: get toxic BPA out of children’s food. The Legislature’s Environment and Natural...
View ArticleTestimony In Opposition to LD 1187, “An Act to Create the Maine Energy Cost...
Senator Cleveland and Representative Hobbins,NRCM believes these bills as written give the government too much power to commit Maine to a greater dependence on natural gas. Even aside from the...
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