2022 EPC Priorities

2022 EPC Priorities

In 2022, the Environmental Priorities Coalition’s nine priority bills represented the best collective opportunities to protect and increase access to clean water, protect biodiversity and our environment, fund opportunities for climate education, address out-of-state waste, and improve tribal-state relations.

An Overview of the EPC's 2022 Priorities

LD 1626: Recognize Tribal Sovereignty

The Maine Legislature did not officially enact the bill.
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NOT PASSED

LD 1639: Stop Filling Maine Landfills with Out-of-State Waste

Signed into law by Governor Mills on April 18!
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Passed

LD 489: Add the Pine Tree Amendment to Maine’s Constitution

The House failed to pass this legislation by the two-thirds needed on April 5.
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Not Passed

LD 736: Expand our Ecological Reserve System

Signed into law by Governor Mills on March 29!
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PASSED

LD 1902: Fund Opportunities for Climate Education in Schools

Enacted by the Maine House on March 22.
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Passed

LD 1964: Upgrade Water Quality Classifications

Signed into law by Governor Mills on March 31!
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Passed

LD 1979: Help Restore Maine’s Great Rivers

Enacted by the Maine Legislature on April 19. This bill turned into law at the end of the session.
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PASSED

LD 2013: Support Farmers Impacted by PFAS Contamination

Enacted by the Maine House on April 7 and passed unanimously in the Maine Senate and funded in the State Budget at $60M.
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Passed

LD 2018: Advance Environmental Justice & Equity in State Actions

This bill turned into law at the end of the session.
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Passed

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