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With passage of this legislation, Maine will further reduce mercury pollution generated as a result of consumer products that contain mercury. The bill establishes a recycling program for mercury-containing thermostats, so that when these old devices are removed from service the mercury is not released to the environment.
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The bill implements regulations that will help protect significant vernal pools, high and moderate value wading bird and waterfowl habitat, and shorebird nesting, feeding and staging areas.
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The Legislature had the opportunity this session to help realize Governor Baxter’s vision of an expanded Baxter Park, including lands surrounding the magnificent Katahdin Lake. This rare opportunity to preserve more than 6,000 acres adjacent to Baxter State Park hung in the balance, however, as the Legislature attempted to reconcile Continue...
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This year marks the 40th Anniversary of the creation of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, but legislation was introduced that threatens the wilderness character of this spectacular and rare resource. The 1966 bond measure approved overwhelmingly by Maine voters established the clear goal of enhancing the “maximum wilderness character” of the Continue...
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As amended by the majority of the Committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, this otherwise good bill would have made it more difficult to establish regulations that protect Maine people and wildlife from poisonous pesticides. The amended legislation required that all rules governing pesticide application return to the Legislature as Continue...
