press releases
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April 08, 2019
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Bill to Promote Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) in introducing the Sustainable... -
April 03, 2019
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group Introducing Bill to Enhance and Extend Landmark Energy Efficiency Program
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Jack Reed (D-RI), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) in introducing legislation to strengthen and... -
April 01, 2019
Senator Collins Discusses Importance of UMaine Offshore Wind Project with Energy Secretary Perry
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ opening statement. Click HERE for high-resolution video.Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ Q&A. Click HERE for... -
March 20, 2019
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Administration to Keep Mercury Rule Untouched
Washington, D.C. – In a letter sent to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler, U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN),... -
March 12, 2019
Permanent Reauthorization of LWCF Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Today, the President signed into law a permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as part of a public lands legislative... -
March 04, 2019
Senators Collins, King Announce $789,659 Climate Change Research Grant for Gulf of Maine Research Institute
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Gulf of Maine... -
February 28, 2019
King, Collins, Welch, Kelly Reintroduce Biomass Thermal Utilization Act to Bolster Home-Grown, Renewable Efficient Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), and U.S. Representatives Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Mike Kelly (R-Pa.) today reintroduced... -
February 27, 2019
Senator Collins to Oppose EPA Administrator Nominee’s Confirmation
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that she will oppose the confirmation of Andrew Wheeler to become Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection... -
February 27, 2019
Bill to Permanently Reauthorize LWCF Heads to President’s Desk to be Signed into Law
Washington, D.C. – Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as part of a public lands... -
February 21, 2019
Senator Collins Receives National Award for Strong Support of LIHEAP
Click HERE for a high-resolution photo of Senator Collins with Genevieve Soucy, Kyme Ferenc, and Daniel Drost of Maine State Housing Authority Washington,... -
February 12, 2019
King, Collins Bill to Address Acadia Boundary Passes Senate
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, the Senate passed a public lands package that includes language authored by U.S. Senators Angus King (I-Maine), Ranking Member of the Energy and... -
February 12, 2019
Senate Votes to Permanently Reauthorize LWCF
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate approved a permanent reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) as part of a public lands legislative package. ... -
February 04, 2019
Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group of Senators in Renewed Push to Permanently Extend LWCF
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in reintroducing legislation to permanently reauthorize the Land... -
January 30, 2019
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Introducing Legislation to Restore Wetlands and Migratory Bird Habitat
Washington, D.C. – On the 30th anniversary of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA), U.S. Senator Susan Collins joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing... -
January 18, 2019
Senator Collins Urges Colleagues to Support Bipartisan Bill to Track Mercury Pollution
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ remarksNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for a high-resolution video Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins... -
January 17, 2019
Senators Collins, Carper Reintroduce Bipartisan Legislation to Track Mercury Pollution
Washington, D.C. – Mercury is a potent neurotoxin of significant ecological and public health concern, especially for children and pregnant women. An estimated 200,000... -
December 19, 2018
Senators Collins, King Announce More Than $100,000 for Passamaquoddy Tribe’s Economic Impact Study
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced that the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded $100,000 to the... -
December 07, 2018
Senator Collins Joins Bipartisan Group in Urging Department of Energy to Stop Unnecessary Delays Over Weatherization Program Funding
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) joined Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Jack Reed (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Maria Cantwell (D-WA)... -
WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine), a cofounder of the Working Forest Caucus, applauded an action plan released by the Forest...
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Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that Winter Harbor will receive $1.3 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Rural...
