Conservation Law Foundation » environmental protections http://www.clf.org For a thriving New England Sat, 16 Feb 2013 01:23:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 CLF Applauds ME Legislature’s decision against weakening state’s environmental regulations http://www.clf.org/blog/maine/clf-applauds-me-legislatures-decision-against-weakening-states-environmental-regulations/ http://www.clf.org/blog/maine/clf-applauds-me-legislatures-decision-against-weakening-states-environmental-regulations/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 16:47:54 +0000 Claire Morgenstern http://www.clf.org/?p=4740 Yesterday in Augusta, CLF and members of the Environmental Priorities Coalition (EPC) today jointly hailed the work by the 125th Legislature in exercising restraint in the wake of a record number of proposed bills that sought to weaken Maine’s environmental regulations.

The deregulation effort started with Governor LePage’s proposed rollbacks that were released in early January.   Over the course of the session, that proposal became LD1, “An Act to Ensure Regulatory Fairness and Reform” an umbrella bill that encompassed a wide variety of issues that would significantly harm Maine’s air, water, landscapes and public health.  With over 50 rollback bills in play, the EPC had a busy agenda protecting Maine’s environment but the organization drew on its many coalition partners to target areas of expertise for each bill. Read more >

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