Nov 11, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Truck Weights
Senator Collins convinces House-Senate negotiators to approve plan to allow heavier trucks to use Maine’s federal interstates for at least 20 years WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins, the top Republican on the Senate Transportation Appropriations...
Oct 21, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Legislation, Truck Weights
By Jonathan Riskind jriskind@mainetoday.com WASHINGTON – The Senate is on the verge of passing legislation that would allow trucks weighing up to 100,000 pounds to exit Maine’s side roads and use all Maine interstate highways. The truck weight measure has been long...
Jul 19, 2011 | Business Impact, Environmental, National Park
By Nick Sambides Jr., BDN Staff MILLINOCKET, Maine — Roxanne Quimby sees a national park as a jobs creator, not an employment killer… …peaking before more than 200 people at Stearns High School on Monday, the noted environmentalist…presented a vision...
Jul 15, 2011 | Business News, Environmental, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulations
Forest owners say it will conserve jobs and the environment WASHINGTON (July 14, 2011) – The National Alliance of Forest Owners (NAFO) voiced support for legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress to affirm the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) regulation...
Jul 14, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Federal Regulations, Industry News, Markets, PLC Members in the News
DOVER-FOXCROFT, Maine — It’s tough enough for American sawmills to compete when the lumber industry is depressed by the economy; it’s still tougher when foreign competition has the competitive edge because of government subsidies. The United States and Canada signed a...