Andrew Wheeler liked a meme on social media that showed Barack and Michelle Obama staring at a banana.
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Posted inLocal & State, Politics
Obama’s EPA chief rallies Portland audience
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, told a crowd of several hundred that President Trump cannot easily unravel regulations developed over the course of decades.
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Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Pesticide policy should be set at local level
In the final farm bill, Congress should jettison a provision that would stop Mainers from making their own decisions on the use of insecticides.
Posted inGreg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion
The View From Here: Judge’s environmental record no secret
In a dozen years on the federal bench, Brett Kavanaugh has ruled in favor of polluters nearly every chance he got.
Posted inNation & World, Politics
EPA’s internal watchdog finds no reason for $3.5 million in extra security for former chief
Scott Pruitt, who resigned his job as head of the EPA this summer, faced a barrage of criticism from both sides of the political aisle for millions in additional spending on security, travel and perks.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Real mess left by Pruitt was lax regulation, not overspending
Under the ousted administrator, the EPA made life easy for polluters and tougher for the environment.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
BIW and Lincoln County company pay to settle EPA allegations
The federal agency says the companies failed to report their use and release of toxic chemicals.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Next EPA chief must clean up Pruitt’s mess
He transformed the agency from one informed by science into one dominated by industry.