The suit, filed by several state attorneys general, alleges that EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt delayed the designations of areas with unhealthy levels of smog.
Edward D. Murphy
Ed covers the City of Westbrook and business stories for the Portland Press Herald.
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West Bath man pleads guilty to distributing heroin linked to death
Mickey Gilley bought the drugs in Portland and supplied them to a person in West Bath.
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Maine Med wants to build 10-deck parking garage off St. John Street
The garage would have 2,222 spaces and be part of the hospital’s $512 million modernization plan.
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Showdown at Portland City Hall: Mayor, manager to square off as council tries to settle roles
A simmering feud comes to a head Monday as Ethan Strimling and Jon Jennings argue the limits and powers of their positions at a workshop open to the public.
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Court will erase trespassing charges against Black Lives Matter protesters
The protesters agreed to a deal with prosecutors to pay fines and attend a ‘restorative justice’ meeting, after which the charges would be dismissed.
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New Portland hockey deal promises financial win for county-owned arena
Having the hockey team play its 36 home games – more if it makes the playoffs – at Cross Insurance Arena is expected to provide more than $162,000 in revenue.
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Cumberland County’s oversight of Cross arena to increase
Commissioners will have the power to adjust the arena’s annual budget for the first time.
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Massachusetts man gets 8-year prison sentence for illegal gun possession
Melson Jacques had multiple felony drug convictions at the time he bought the gun through a drug addict from Biddeford.
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Sanford driver who killed jogger sentenced to 15 years in prison
William George took fentanyl and was driving on a suspended license when he hit John Mullin, a vacationer from Massachusetts.
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Man involved in Old Port shootings gets 10 years on gun charge
Moses Okot pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a gun he used in two 2015 shootings for which he still faces sentencing.