The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) has now officially responded to the thousand-plus public comments it received on…
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Maine is soon to join California in the adoption of stringent mandates requiring a hefty percentage of new car sales…
AUGUSTA – Citizens turned out in droves Thursday morning to make their voices heard at the Maine Department of Environmental…
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection (Maine DEP) is set to hold a public hearing at 9am on August 17…
Maine is now on a path toward adopting vehicle emissions regulations akin to those currently on the books in California…
High energy costs are making Maine increasingly unaffordable for people of average means. Misguided state energy policies are contributing to…
Electric Vehicles (EVs) have become a flashpoint in Maine politics over the past year thanks to an effort by the…
Several environmental groups have sued the Maine Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP)…
Beginning in August of this year, Maine lawmakers will again have oversight of agency rulemaking related to vehicle emissions standards,…
Among radical ideas destined to run aground, “hard rudder left,” are recyclable diapers, solar-, wind-, and Flintstone cars, snowplows pulled…
A proposal requiring legislative oversight for agency rulemaking related to vehicle emissions standards — including the establishment of “zero-emission requirements”…
The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Wednesday that it has adopted the “strongest-ever pollution standards for cars” which are…
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) has officially rejected the controversial electric vehicle (EV) mandate that has been under…
The Legislature is considering a bill that would give state lawmakers the final say on the Maine Board of Environmental…
Several recently acquired electric school buses have been pulled off the road as a result of potentially dangerous malfunctions and…
The past few weeks have marked the receipt of several million dollars in federal funding being sent to Maine in…
Nearly six months after the Maine Board of Environmental Protection (BEP) held its first public hearing on the proposed California-style…
The Maine Department of Transportation (Maine DOT) announced Thursday that Maine will be receiving a $15 million taxpayer-funded grant from…
It’s been a transformational year for the Maine Wire. Editor-in-Chief Steve Robinson officially took the reins in February, and now…
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) has delayed voting on the set of controversial California-style vehicle emissions regulations…
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) has postponed its expected vote on the controversial California-style vehicle emissions regulations,…
Last night, the United States House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) authority…
The Maine Board of Environmental Protection (Maine BEP) is expected to discuss the proposed controversial, California-style vehicle emissions regulations at…
Maine is set to receive millions of more dollars in federal funding to continue making eco-friendly changes to the Lincolnville…
Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) appealed the Legislative Council’s decision to reject his proposed bill requiring legislative oversight of electric vehicle…
The Maine State Legislative Council voted Thursday to reject a bill proposed by Rep. Joshua Morris (R-Turner) that would have…
House lawmakers in Washington D.C. voted 222-190 in favor of a bill blocking states from attempting to eliminate the sale…
Biden’s Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm had the police called on her over a dispute at a charging station at…
Gov. Janet Mills (D) stated during a Maine Public Radio interview earlier this week that she has not “taken a…
Amidst Maine’s push to adopt California-style vehicle emissions standards, the manufacturer that produced the electric buses used by Maine’s major…
According to the Congressional Budget Office, the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law by President Joe Biden on Aug. 16,…
Maine Policy Institute’s Director of Legislative Affairs Jacob Posik joined the Maine Wire podcast to review everything that has happened…
The Mills Administration has made it a top priority to get Mainers driving electric vehicles (EVs) as part of its…
Maine is embracing new California-style laws aimed at reducing restrictions on new housing. It could soon run into some of…
Janet Mills is notorious for her abuses of power and seeming disregard for the best interests of Mainers in favor…
By Pem Schaeffer. Let’s start by saying “God bless Yogi Berra” for his short and snappy insights, his humanity and…