In response to the Trump Administration’s decision to cancel a four-year, $4.5 million funding agreement for the Maine Sea Grant program, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and Senator Angus King today sent a letter to Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, demanding that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) immediately reverse this… Read more »
Today, U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Rob Wittman (R-Va.) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to safeguard and strengthen America’s working waterfronts. The Keep America’s Waterfronts Working Act would create a grant program and preservation loan fund to provide funding options for waterfront-preservation efforts, as well as establish a Working Waterfronts Task Force… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) released the following statement in response to reports that the Trump Administration has terminated the University of Maine’s $4.5 million grant program for Maine Sea Grant:
The abrupt termination of Maine Sea Grant funding is a devastating loss for our coastal communities and marine industries, including our fisheries. This program has… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) issued the following statement today in response to President Trump’s announcement of sweeping new tariffs on imports—including a 25% levy on goods from Maine’s largest trading partner, Canada:
“President Trump’s tariffs will have devastating consequences for Mainers and our economy, driving up costs for working families and destabilizing key… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, and U.S. Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, are announcing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Sea Grant Office’s decision to award seven Maine projects with $1,941,692 in funding for the American Lobster Research Program. The grant program supports projects that address critical… Read more »
U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Angus King (I-ME), Representatives Jared Golden (ME-02), Chellie Pingree (ME-01), and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter today to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) urging them to completely exclude Lobster Management Area 1 (LMA 1) from the Wind Energy Area (WEA) for potential wind power development in the Gulf of Maine. The letter was sent… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Clay Higgins (R-La.) today introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to expand financial support for fishing communities in Maine and across the country. The Fishing Industry Credit Enhancement Act would allow businesses that provide direct assistance to fishing operations – like gear producers or cold storage – to… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills announced that the Maine Lobstermen’s Association and the State of Maine’s Department of Marine Resources prevailed in its court case against the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA).
“Maine’s lobstermen and women have long demonstrated their… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, today celebrated final passage of the government funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 which directs the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to dedicate $5 million to assist farmers whose land has been contaminated by PFAS or “forever chemicals”. As Chair of the… Read more »
Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills announced that they were successful in securing a regulatory pause for Maine’s lobster industry in the omnibus appropriations bill that is expected to pass the Senate and House this week.
“Maine’s lobstermen and women have long demonstrated their commitment to… Read more »
