press releases
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, worked to secure $425 million for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF),...
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August 13, 2018
Funding to Redevelop Brownfields Clears Key Senate Hurdle Following Senator Collins’ Advocacy
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, secured more than $47 million in grant funding for the U.S. Environmental... -
August 02, 2018
Senators Collins, King Join Bipartisan Group in Urging Senate Leadership to Reauthorize LWCF
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) joined a bipartisan group of Senators in sending a letter to the Senate Majority and Minority Leaders... -
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Susan Collins issued the following statement regarding today’s announcement that Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Scott Pruitt submitted...
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June 25, 2018
Senate Advances Funding Bills That Make Important Investments in Veterans Health Care, National Security, and Infrastructure
Washington, D.C. — By a vote of 86-5, the Senate passed a bipartisan appropriations “minibus” today that includes the fiscal year 2019 Energy and Water, Veterans Affairs, and... -
June 15, 2018
Senators Collins, King Announce Nearly $12 Million for Important Dredging and Maintenance Projects in Maine
Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its fiscal year 2018 work plan, which includes important... -
June 08, 2018
Senators Collins, King Announce $2.35 Million in EPA Grants to Clean Up and Redevelop Contaminated Lands in Maine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that a combined total of $2.35 million in federal funding has been awarded to five communities in... -
March 12, 2018
Sens. Collins, Coons, Markey praise release of GAO technical assessment report in support of sustainable chemistry
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) today praised the release of the GAO report entitled, “Technology... -
January 08, 2018
Collins, King Send Letter to Administration Opposing Drilling Off the Coast of Maine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, a member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ryan... -
Washington, D.C. -Today, a bipartisan trio of Senators from states that cope with cross-state air pollution requested a review of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)...
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October 27, 2017
Collins, King Push Back on Proposed National Park Fee Increases, Urge Interior to Consider Alternative Strategies to Fix Backlog
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Angus King (I-Maine) last night wrote to the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) urging it to reconsider its proposed... -
October 24, 2017
Senators Collins, Cantwell Release GAO Report Showing Climate Change Could Cost the Government Trillions of Dollars
Click HERE to watch Senator Collins’ floor remarks on the GAO reportNote to assignment editors and news directors: Click HERE for high-quality video of Senator Collins’ floor... -
August 10, 2017
Collins, King Announce More Than $229,000 to University of Maine for Research of Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Stock
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced that the University of Maine will receive $229,469 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric... -
August 01, 2017
Senators Collins, Carper Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Spur Emerging Offshore Wind Industry
Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Tom Carper (D-DE) introduced the Incentivizing Offshore Wind Power Act, which would provide critical financial... -
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded $445,041 to Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences...
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Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee approved $15 million for the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC),...
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June 16, 2017
Collins, King Urge Interior Secretary to Reconsider Suspension of Acadia Advisory Commission
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke urging him to reconsider the suspension of the Acadia... -
June 09, 2017
Senators Collins, King Announce That Two Maine Communities Will Receive a Total of $1.1 Million to Redevelop Brownfields
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that two Maine communities will receive a total of $1.1 million from the U.S. Environmental Protection... -
May 31, 2017
Collins, King Announce Nearly $2 Million in EPA Grants to Clean Up Contaminated Properties in Maine
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King announced today that a combined total of $1.85 million in federal funding has been awarded for the assessment and... -
May 23, 2017
Collins, King Introduce Bill to Ease Regulatory Burdens on Maine’s Sea Urchin Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King today introduced legislation that would make it easier for Maine seafood dealers to export sea urchins and sea...
