In this Feb. 21, 2017 file photo, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt speaks in Washington. While Oklahoma’s attorney general, emails show that new Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt was in frequent contact with fossil fuel companies and special interest groups working to undermine federal efforts to curb planet-warming carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, […]
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Do not confirm nominee Pruitt
The role of the Environmental Protection Agency is to protect the public’s right to a safe environment, which includes the air we breathe, water we depend upon and all of the environment related to our well-being. President Donald Trump has nominated a man to lead the agency who has sued that agency 14 times in […]
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Sen. Angus King won’t vote to confirm Scott Pruitt as EPA head
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as president, U.S. Sen. Angus King said he will oppose the Republican leader’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency. “I just can’t, in good conscience, as somebody who’s taken seriously environmental protection all my life, approve the appointment of someone who is so manifestly opposed to the […]
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EPA nominee Scott Pruitt testifies climate change isn’t hoax
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that climate change is real, breaking with both the president-elect and his own past statements. In response to questions from Democrats during his Senate confirmation hearing, Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt said he disagreed with Trump’s earlier claims that global warming is […]
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Sen. Collins must stand against Pruitt
When it was announced that Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt was Donald Trump’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, Maine’s U.S. Sen. Susan Collins reportedly said, “I don’t know who he is. I truly know nothing about him or his views. I didn’t even know his name.” It wouldn’t take Collins very long to […]
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EPA accuses Fiat Chrysler of using software to cheat emissions tests
The Environmental Protection Agency accused Fiat Chrysler Thursday of using software that enabled some of its diesel trucks to cheat on emissions tests. The news caused Fiat Chrysler’s stock price to drop more than 13 percent in trading Thursday morning. Fiat Chrysler did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The vehicles involved were the […]
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USM receives EPA award for cutting down on food waste
PORTLAND (AP) — The federal Environmental Protection Agency is presenting the University of Southern Maine with an award for its efforts to reduce food waste. The university says it recovered 5.5 more tons of food in 2015 than it did in the previous year. The school says it looks like this year’s numbers will surpass […]
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EPA report does not deliver verdict on fracking, drinking water
WASHINGTON — Hydraulic fracturing to drill for oil and natural gas poses a risk to drinking water in some circumstances, but a lack of information precludes a definitive statement on how severe the risk is, the Environmental Protection Agency says in a new report that raises more questions than answers. The report removes a finding […]
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Farmington and Wilton homeowners eligible for stove vouchers
FARMINGTON — Homeowners in Farmington and Wilton are eligible to receive a voucher from the American Lung Association for the purchase of a new EPA-certified heating system. The Rumford River Valley Communities Wood Stove Changeout Program was launched in September 2015, allowing homeowners in certain towns to receive a voucher for $1,000 toward the purchase of a new […]