Energy and Environment

While Mainers prepare for tomorrow’s scheduled Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) hearing in Augusta on the Trump Administration’s coastal drilling plan, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) isn’t waiting until then to send Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke a clear message on her opposition.    Today, Pingree joined fellow members of the House… Read more »

Today Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-ME) and Phil Coupe, co-founder of Maine solar installer Revision Energy, released statements opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels. The country’s $28 billion solar industry gets about 80 percent of its solar panels from imports.  “Given President Trump’s infatuation… Read more »

On the floor of the House of Representatives today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) went on the offensive against the Trump Administration’s plan to open most of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling, arguing that Maine has everything to lose and nothing to gain from the proposal.   Two weeks ago, the Trump Administration introduced a plan to undo… Read more »

During debate of a package of Appropriations Bills in the House of Representatives on July 26, 2017, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree spoke out in support of issues important to Maine.  Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Funding Waterpower and Alternative Energy Programs Ocean Planning Read more »

PORTLAND, ME – Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today received the first-ever Environmental Champion Award from Environment Maine for her “consistent, strong, and effective leadership” in protecting public health and the environment in Congress.   “It’s a privilege to receive the Environmental Champion Award from Environment Maine, a group doing… Read more »

During a budget hearing of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior and the Environment, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree pressed EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt on a number of issues, including the effects of climate change on Maine’s economy, the public health risks of weakening of clean air policies, and consequences for the state of a 31 percent proposed cut for… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree today welcomed a total $1.1 million in EPA Brownfields grants for two Maine organizations to provide low-interest loans for the cleanup and redevelopment of polluted sites, but cautioned that this important program has been slated for an over 30 percent cut in President Trump's proposed budget. Read more »

Statement from Congresswoman Chellie Pingree following the failure of House Republican’s to bring Trumpcare to the floor for a vote:     “This is a huge win for tens of thousands of Mainers who made their voices heard and rely on the Affordable Care Act and Planned Parenthood. This bill was bad from the start and got worse as President Trump and House Republicans… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that Pika Energy in Westbrook is getting a $875,000 Department of Energy Grant to improve technology for managing electric grids to take advantage of solar power and other sources of clean energy.   "This is another great example of how clean-energy companies in Maine are developing new technology and creating good-paying jobs in our… Read more »

Congresswoman Chellie Pingree said today that Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) headquartered in Portland is getting a $5.35 million Department of Energy grant to finish development of the commercial design of its TidGen Power System.  The new design will be tested, operated and monitored in Washington County.  This DOE funded project is a critical next step in the eventual… Read more »