• Ocean

Maine Lobster Businesses Trapped By Virus and Trump Tariffs

August 11, 2020

• China
• Department of Agriculture
• fishing
• lobster
• Maine
• Marine Monument
• Northeast Canyons and Seamounts
• tariffs
• trade

The Hill and Time Magazine report that, despite all his pandering, President Trump is not winning over Maine’s lobster fishers nor is he helping Maine’s embattled Republican Senator Susan Collins.  Trump’s trade war with China and the coronavirus have delivered a one-two punch to the lobster industry in Maine. 

Why This Matters:  Unfortunately for Trump and Senator Susan Collins (in a tough re-election fight), his efforts to “help” are, according to The Hill, “falling flat.” 

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• Land

Why Our Natural Monuments Deserve More Protection than Outdated National Monuments

August 01, 2020

• #30x30
• #monumentsforall
• Bears Ears
• Conferederate Monuments
• Grand Staircase-Escalante
• Northeast Canyons and Seamounts

By Sherri Goodman and Leah Emanuel On June 26, President Trump issued an executive order demanding the prosecution of “anarchists and left-wing extremists” destroying and defacing American monuments. Asserting that it is the role of the Federal Government to protect federal monuments, memorials, statues, and property to their fullest extent, the order proclaims that Federal, […]

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