Business groups in Maine want the state Department of Environmental Protection t

Authors

Source

Portland Press Herald

Date

6-24-1994

Pages

4B

Abstract

Business groups in Maine want the state Department of Environmental Protection to assume responsibility for enforcing federal wetlands laws in the state, saying that the current system results in a duplication of effort and produces excessive paper work. The federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers currently regulate wetlands in Maine under the federal Clean Water Act, while the state regulates them under the Maine Natural Resources Protection Act. Details.

Subjects

Wetlands

Recommended Citation

"Business groups in Maine want the state Department of Environmental Protection t" (1994). Maine News Index – Portland Press Herald. 13504.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_pph/13504