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 12, 2011 | Business Impact, Environmental, Governor LePage, Maine Legislation
AUGUSTA – A proposal to abolish Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission has been bypassed in favor of a study into the future of the commission, which oversees development in the state’s nearly 10 million acres of unorganized territory. Gov. Paul...
Jul 11, 2011 | Biomass, Environmental
By TED GRIGGS, The Advocate NEW ROADS, La. – NRG Energy Inc. had a bold experiment in mind in 2009 burning switchgrass and sorghum along with coal at its New Roads power plant in what could lead this year to a full-fledged biomass program. The effort failed when...
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...
Jul 5, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Business News, Economics, Environmental
By Buffy Spencer, The Republican Friday, July 01, 2011, 5:53 PM On Thursday the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued a Conditional Air Quality Plan Approval to Palmer Renewable Energy for a biomass-fired power generating facility at 1000 Page...
Jun 23, 2011 | Environmental, Industry News, National Park, News
By Nick Sambides Jr., MILLINOCKET, Maine ― Town leaders will meet today to discuss whether to publicly oppose efforts to turn a vast chunk of the North Woods into a national park, something they last did in 2000. Town Manager Eugene Conlogue said he expects “lively...