Jul 22, 2011 | Call to Action, Editorials, Environmental, Federal Regulations, National Park
By Cheryl H. Russell, Special to the BDN The noose is getting tighter. I attended the recent meeting in Millinocket where I listened to Roxanne Quimby extol the virtues of a Maine Woods or North Woods National Park. Mayors from Estes Park and Grand Lake, Colo., were...
Jul 22, 2011 | Business Impact, Call to Action, Environmental, Federal Regulations, National Park
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff MILLINOCKET, Maine — The Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce supports a study of the feasibility of creating a national park near Baxter State Park, its president said Wednesday. With members Deb Roundtree and Thomas Malcolm absent, the...
Jul 21, 2011 | Environmental, Federal Regulations
WASHINGTON — Citing the worries of a Maine business, Sen. Susan Collins and Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon introduced a bill Wednesday that would delay new federal regulations limiting emissions from industrial boilers. The bill would give the Environmental...
Jul 15, 2011 | Business News, Environmental, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
Forest owners say it will conserve jobs and the environment WASHINGTON (July 14, 2011) – The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) voiced support for legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress to affirm the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation...
Jul 14, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Markets, PLC Members in the News
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — It’s tough enough for American sawmills to compete when the lumber industry is depressed by the economy; it’s still tougher when foreign competition has the competitive edge because of government subsidies. The United States and Canada signed a...
Jul 7, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Environmental, Federal Regulations
The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it finalized rules that compel 28 states and the District of Columbia to curb air pollution that travels across states by wind and weather, the first in a series of federal...