A cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over U.S. environmental policies. Read More
A bipartisan bill backed by Maine Sen. Angus King proposes to generate up to $18 billion to eliminate the maintenance backlog at national parks. Read More
The management plan is a three-year effort to shape the monument, its features and processes, to meet the needs of residents and neighbors while making it as attractive as possible to visitors. Read More
We should examine the possible impact of such logging operations. Read More
Maine's national monument will not shrink or feature commercial forestry, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Tuesday. Read More
The communities around national monuments deserve to know the administration's intentions so they can move forward. Read More
Almost 15,000 people will visit the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument by the end of the year, officials estimate. Read More
U.S. Rep. Rob Bishop proposal requires environmental review and approval from governors as well as county and state governments for monuments larger than 10,000 acres. Read More
Our community needs stability and support, jobs and growth. It’s time for Trump and Zinke to shoot straight with the Maine people. Read More
Zinke’s recommendations to shrink four national monuments and allow fossil fuel development on others is the latest sign that this administration sees natural resource use and extraction as the highest priority for public lands. Read More
Opponents of the president’s action do not have law or history on their side. Read More
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has recommended that President Donald Trump modify 10 national monuments created by his immediate predecessors, including shrinking the boundaries of at least four western sites. Read More
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke advised President Donald Trump to open Maine’s national monument to commercial forestry, according to a leaked summary of Zinke’s report to the president. Read More
Logging is not only necessary for the monument but is just what it requires to achieve long-term sustainability. Read More
Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke did say that “he is confident the outcome will be something I will be happy about,” Lucas St. Clair said Tuesday. Read More
In the case of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument, it appears Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke hit the mark. Read More
The news ended months of speculation over the possible fate of one of Maine’s most contentious parcels of land. Read More
The map consists of eight curated stops for visitors to explore while driving around the loop, and explains some of the flora and fauna that visitors can expect at each area. Read More
The establishment of the monument in the Katahdin region was like the power returning after a storm. Read More
This outcome complies with the Antiquities Act, upholds the agreement between the former landowners and the government, and respects the investment that people of this state have already made in and around the monument. Read More
