U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Pingree to chair powerful appropriations panel overseeing Interior and EPA
She becomes one of the House’s 12 'cardinals' who shape the federal funding priorities over their respective congressional fiefdoms.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2020
North Carolina regulator Michael Regan is Biden’s choice for EPA administrator
President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced but not widely known state regulator, Michael Regan of North Carolina, to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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PublishedSeptember 19, 2020
Another View: Trump EPA deals another blow to the environment
Its latest effort to prop up the coal industry will put human health at risk.
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PublishedAugust 20, 2020
Lobster and industrial cleanups on menu during EPA official’s visit
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler spent Thursday in Maine touring contaminated "brownfield" sites and lobster businesses.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2020
Commentary: Integrated pest management uses science to protect crops, lands
Invasives can be managed in a way that benefits Maine’s environment and saves forests, gardens and green spaces for future generations.
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PublishedJuly 15, 2020
Trump reins in major environmental law to speed big projects
The president aims to make it easier to build highways, pipelines, chemical and solar plants and other projects.
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PublishedJune 13, 2020
Commentary: Maine senators must reject Trump consumer safety nominee
Confirming Nancy Beck would leave us all – especially firefighters and children – in danger of exposure to dangerous chemicals in our products.
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PublishedJune 6, 2020
Sen. Millett: Pandemic no time to roll back air, water protections
The work we've done to protect Maine can be undone and the lives of people trying to recover from a respiratory illness put at risk.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
Portland lands environmental grant to assess Bayside, East Bayside properties
The $250,000 grant was among four announced Thursday through the EPA's program to clean up and redevelop contaminated 'Brownfields' sites.
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PublishedApril 2, 2020
Maine Voices: Misguided EPA rule would take health science out of policy decisions
The proposal purports to protect privacy but would actually pave the way for regulations based on political bias.