Championed by Pingree, York River to Receive Long-Awaited Federal Protections
December 24, 2022
December 24, 2022
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2022:
After years of advocacy alongside the York River watershed communities, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today secured long-sought federal protections for approximately 30.8 miles of the river in southeast Maine and surrounding acreage in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill now headed for President Biden's desk. The York River has gained a 'Wild and Sce . . .
After years of advocacy alongside the York River watershed communities, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today secured long-sought federal protections for approximately 30.8 miles of the river in southeast Maine and surrounding acreage in the Fiscal Year 2023 government funding bill now headed for President Biden's desk. The York River has gained a 'Wild and Sce . . .