The Maine Legislature' s Environment and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on March 20, 2017 on seven mining related bills before it : LD 160, LD 253, LD 254, LD 395, LD 580, LD 685 & LD 820 Listen to an always increasing selection of these speakers (Full audio recording of 3/20/17 mining public hearings available by request )
First Nations
First Nations
Rep Henry John Bear testimony 4 min 45sec
Citizen activists
ENGOs
Jeff Reardon- Trout Unlimited 6min 19sec
Heather Spaulding MOFGA. 3min 15 sec
Caitlyn Bernard, Appalachian Mountain Club 2min 38sec
Nick Bennett NRCM 3min 12 sec
Citizen activists
ENGOs
Jeff Reardon- Trout Unlimited 6min 19sec
Heather Spaulding MOFGA. 3min 15 sec
Caitlyn Bernard, Appalachian Mountain Club 2min 38sec
Nick Bennett NRCM 3min 12 sec
Politician
Bills under review at hearing
LD 160,An Act To Prohibit the Mining of Massive Sulfide Ore Deposits under the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act,Rep. Robert Duchesne of Hudson
LD 253, An Act To Repeal the Maine Metallic Mineral Mining Act - Rep. RalphChapman of Brooksville
LD 254, An Act To Implement a Moratorium on Metallic Mineral Mining - Rep. Ralph Chapman of Brooksville
LD 395, Resolve, Regarding Legislative Review of Chapter 200: Metallic Mineral Exploration, Advanced Exploration and Mining, a Major Substantive Rule MDEP
LD 580, An Act To Modify the Mining Laws - Sen. Thomas Saviello of Franklin
LD 685 An Act To Establish the Mining Advisory Panel. Rep. Chapman of Brooksville
LD 820 An Act To Protect Maine's Clean Water and Taxpayers from Mining Pollution Sen. Carson of CumberlandLD 685 An Act To Establish the Mining Advisory Panel. Rep. Chapman of Brooksville
