Nov 11, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Truck Weights
Senator Collins convinces House-Senate negotiators to approve plan to allow heavier trucks to use Maine’s federal interstates for at least 20 years WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the top Republican on the Senate Transportation Appropriations...
Oct 21, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Truck Weights
By Jonathan Riskind jriskind@mainetoday.com WASHINGTON – The Senate is on the verge of passing legislation that would allow trucks weighing up to 100,000 pounds to exit Maine’s side roads and use all Maine interstate highways. The truck weight measure has been long...
Sep 20, 2011 | Business Impact, Federal Legislation, Safety, Truck Weights
SENATE TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS BILL INCLUDES SENATOR COLLINS’ PROVISION TO PERMANENTLY ALLOW HEAVIEST TRUCKS ON MAINE’S INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS Senate funding bill includes provision to exempt Maine’s federal highways from the 80,000 pound federal truck weight limit...
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...
Mar 31, 2011 | Biomass, Business News, Environmental, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
By Charles Babington WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s bid to regulate greenhouse gases, after losing last year’s congressional debate over global warming, is making the Environmental Protection Agency the focus of Republican attacks on federal...
Feb 24, 2011 | Business News, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
Contact: Jill Strait or Spencer Pederson 202-226-9019 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 1st the House Natural Resources Committee will hold a Full Committee oversight hearing on “The Impact of the Administration’s Wild Lands Order on Jobs and Economic Growth.” The...