Minnesota’s Statewide Ban of Coal Tar Sealants Clears the House
Late last Friday the Minnesota House of Representatives passed the $538 million omnibus legacy finance bill (HF 1183). One of the amendments to the bill is a the statewide ban of coal tar sealcoats. After vigorous floor debate on other elements of the legislation, the measure passed 70 to 55. The amendment was offered by […]
Hey Maine DEP “Help Reduce Pollutants, in Our Backyards”!!
In 8 years of tracking this topic a first was reached last week at Maine’s committee hearing about LD 1212. The state’s environmental protection agency testified AGAINST the ban of coal tar sealants. You heard right, the Director of Policy for the State of Maine’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), Heather Parent, read a letter of opposition […]