Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior and Environment Subcommittee, is calling for transparency and immediate action from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) after it was reported the Agency is withholding a long-delayed “forever chemical” risk assessment. The EPA’s report on a PFAS compound called Perfluorononanoic Acid… Read more »
Today, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, sent a letter to President Trump strongly opposing his attempt to undermine the curatorial independence of the Smithsonian Institution. In the letter, Pingree calls out the president’s plan to install political appointees—without relevant… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to the White House’s decision to conduct a review of Smithsonian museum exhibitions, materials and operations ahead of America’s 250th anniversary next year—and its directive to “celebrate American… Read more »
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is speaking out against reported plans by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to terminate $7 billion in federal grants intended to help low income and disadvantaged communities benefit from residential and… Read more »
MAINE–Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, released the following statement in response to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin’s formal decision to revoke the scientific determination that underpins the government’s legal authority to combat climate… Read more »
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, spoke out against Republicans’ funding bill for the 2026 fiscal year during the Appropriations Committee's markup today. In her opening remarks, Pingree called the entire appropriations process into question as the Trump Administration continues to undermine previous funding… Read more »
During today’s House Appropriations Committee markup of the 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, Democrats shined a light on how Republicans drafted yet another funding bill that makes the cost-of-living crisis worse. Their bill raises energy utility bills while slashing funds for National Parks and the arts.
House Republicans’ Interior funding bill takes an… Read more »
Today, House Republicans released the draft fiscal year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. Instead of lowering the cost of living and confronting the climate crisis, House Republicans are raising utility bills and energy prices. The legislation takes an aggressive anti-environment, pro-pollution stance with… Read more »
Today, Congressional Arts Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) led more than 120 of their colleagues in urging President Trump to restore National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) grant funding approved by Congress. The bipartisan push comes after the Trump Administration canceled NEA grants to hundreds of community… Read more »
Maine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Ranking Member of the House Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, is demanding answers from Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin after his agency inexplicably canceled PFAS research grants, including several in Maine.
“Numerous Maine farmers have had their livelihoods disrupted due… Read more »
