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As a state representative and now as a state senator, Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro, has hosted several “Coffees with Chloe” around her district. With Election Day a month away, the latest chat was Oct. 4 at Cupacity in Damariscotta with the main topic...
CAMDEN — The Select Board in Camden will convene Tuesday evening, and among the topics to address is a resolution to join a statewide effort to amend Maine’s constitution with an act “To Establish a Right to a Healthy Environment.” The proposal is...
Maine Voices: We must seize the chance to protect our environmental rights Urge your legislators to pass the proposed Pine Tree Amendment, which would provide a legal basis to take action against harmful policies or developments. By Richard KillmerSpecial to the Press Herald Share My 23-year-old grandson, Iain Kurry, is a lifelong Mainer. In his free time, he enjoys hiking, fishing and hunting, while he spends an equally large portion of his time outdoors working throughout Maine as a geologist for an environmental consulting firm. He is outdoors a lot. The Pine Tree Amendment would have ma...
AUGUSTA — The Maine Senate voted Wednesday in favor of the Pine Tree Amendment, sponsored by Senator Chloe Maxmin, D-Nobleboro. LD 489, “RESOLUTION, Proposing an Amendment to the Constitution of Maine To Establish a Right to a Healthy Environment,” received unanimous support in an initial vote. As amended, LD 489, the Pine Tree Amendment, would amend the Constitution of Maine to grant the people of the state a right to a clean and healthy environment and to the preservation of the natural, cultural, and healthful qualities of the environment. This groundbreaking bill would protect the e...
increase font size Rev. Richard Killmer and Sue Inches: Pine Tree Amendment protects our environmental rights If the Pine Tree Amendment passes, we’ll be sending a message to the world that a clean and healthy environment is our identity and our priority — for the long term. It would protect investments in business and real estate by ensuring that the environment will remain healthy and clean. It would protect the health of our children and grandchildren, and ensure that no Legislature, governor or law can take their fundamental environmental rights away. Read Article Richard Killmer N...