No major industry player has an incentive to voluntarily adopt safer, up-to-date technology.
Editorials
Opinions from the Portland Press Herald editorial board.
Another View: Immigration reform measure would aggravate problems
The U.S. Senate bill, S. 744, would unfairly treat legal and illegal immigrants the same way.
Our View: DHHS aid rule shift will cost more than it saves
Cutting off General Assistance to asylum seekers could hinder their becoming productive residents.
Another View: BP oil spill conviction – one down, with more to go
The U.S. government must keep up the pressure to hold individuals accountable for the disaster.
Our View: State’s goal: Cleaner air, low-cost heat source
Stricter wood stove emission limits don’t have to put them out of range for low-income Mainers.
Another View: Mr. President, put these curbs on the NSA
He should heed his task force’s advice to rein in civil liberties abuses resulting from spying.
Another View: Cold, hard look needed at Shell’s Arctic drilling plans
There’s no room for error in a setting as remote and forbidding as Alaska’s Outer Continental Shelf.
Our View: End of testimony ban hopeful sign in Augusta
Reviving the practice of allowing Cabinet heads at hearings will make it easier to make policy and address big issues.
Another View: Drafters of tar sands ordinance should not include oil industry
Placing an oil representative on the committee would undermine public confidence in the process.
Our View: Nuclear rollback should not stop with Iran
The United States could better protect its interests with fewer nuclear weapons.