WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication on Feb. 19, 2025, from Buchanan and Associates: * * * Dumping lye and caustic soda into the ocean is pollution changing the Ph and living conditions for marine species and is prohibited by the Clean Water Act. Do not permit this monstrous proposal even if it says it is to "study" the impacts and even if it is an ostensible non-profit proponent. Woods Hole is making a fortune doing go  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * The president's policies are yet another betrayal of tribal communities More than 100 tribal representatives and organizations will testify before the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee this week, in one of the largest collective testimonies by Native communities in recent committee history. For weeks, I have been sounding the alarm on the devastating imp  more