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...
Jul 12, 2011 | Business Impact, Environmental, Governor LePage, Maine Legislation
AUGUSTA – A proposal to abolish Maine’s Land Use Regulation Commission has been bypassed in favor of a study into the future of the commission, which oversees development in the state’s nearly 10 million acres of unorganized territory. Gov. Paul...
Jul 7, 2011 | Biomass, Business Impact, Environmental, Federal Regulations
The Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it finalized rules that compel 28 states and the District of Columbia to curb air pollution that travels across states by wind and weather, the first in a series of federal...
May 18, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Call to Action, Environmental
Tthe Ninth Circuit Court of appeals has decided to deny an en banc review of the NRDC vs. Brown decision which in essence classifies logging roads as point source for pollutants as well as logging operations as an industrial activity. This action will lead to the...
Apr 18, 2011 | Business Impact, Business News, Environmental, Industry News, LePage Administration
PORTLAND – Maine Attorney General William Schneider and Plum Creek Timber Co. said Friday they’re appealing to the state Supreme Judicial Court to remove a barrier to the company’s development plan in the Moosehead Lake region. Both of the appeals...