ME Legislature takes up Resolve to Analyze Impact of Sea Level Rise LD 1572

On May 7, 2021n the Legislature's Environment & Natural Resources Committee  held a public hearing  on LD1572 Resolve, To Analyze the Impact of Sea Level Rise (pdf) LISTEN TO SELECTED SPEAKERS

The Resolve calls for  a coordinated interagency effort to  predict and mitigate damage to Maine's coastal property and industry by sealevel rise. The resolve focuses on an 18 inch rise by 2050, and a whopping4 foot rise  by 2100,

 LD1572 Resolve, To Analyze the Impact of Sea Level Rise

Listen to FULL  LD 1572  PUBLIC HEARING  51 minutes

SELECTED SPEAKERS  

* Bill Introduction  Rep Lydia Blume 3min

* Melanie Loyzim DEP Commissioner 2min46secr

* ME State Geologist Bob Marvinney_5min30sec

* Brian Ambrette. Office of Innovation 4min8sec 

Maine draft metallic mining rules OK'd by BEP, despite widespread community oppo. Sent to Legislature for approval.

Listen to audios of the Maine Board of Environmental Protection at its January 5, 2017 meeting, where it approved its latest draft of controversial new metallic mining rules, with the support of Maine DEP's mining division; despite nearly complete community opposition for the last two years.   25 second  justification of mining under coastal wetlands (bays)  read by BEP staffer

Media coverage of meeting. BDN   PPH   Mainebiz  MTC   See ME Metallic Mining Act . 

AUDIO
PART 1

BEP meeting in progress when recording begins 11min 

Discussion by DEP & BEP favoring mining under coastal wetlands. 6min

Public commenter. Hendrick Gideonse 8min

Public commenter Lew Kingsbury 7min 

Public commenter Bruce Taylor & QA 21min

Public commenter _Dennis Chinoy_ 6min45sec

Public commenter Betsy Bishop Terrell 5min

Hendrick Gideonse

Public commenter Craig Terrell 7min

Public Commenter  Nick Bennett 13min

Public commenter  Doug Bowen 5min

Dennis Chinoy

Public commenter Ron Huber 3min

Full part 1 comments 78min 

Break

PART 2

Pub commenter Jeff Reardon 5min

Pub Commenter Kaitlyn Bernard 70sec

Cindy Bertocci q'd on public notice of hearing 3min

DEP staff  q'd wet waste / dry waste issue. 3min38sec

DEP Staff Shore funding question 38sec

DEP staff on if this a substantive change thus need add pub notice

DEP staff revisits issue of mining under protected resources. 2min46sec

BEP member calls for adding public's concerns to report to legislature 2min

Break

PART 3
BEP deliberates, approves draft rules w/o changes urged by public & ENGOs 29min