Stories about "Edmund Muskie"
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Audio: Hear the powerful voice of Edmund Muskie ’36, who launched the Clean Water Act 50 years ago
Friday, October 14, 2022 9:55 am
On the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, a selection of audio clips featuring the compelling and powerful voice of Sen. Edmund Muskie '36, each explained by Bates Director of Debate Jan Hovden.
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From Ed Muskie ’36 to Angus King, the desk of the senators from Maine remains the same
Friday, April 1, 2022 1:16 pm
How the legacy of a piece of office furniture mirrors the responsibilities of representing Maine in Washington, DC.
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Bates in the News: Sept. 20, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019 9:44 am
An alum helps Colin Kapernick guest-edit a magazine, and Olive Kitteridge returns to Elizabeth Strout ’77.
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Bates in the News: Jan. 18, 2019
Thursday, January 17, 2019 4:22 pm
Bates alumni join and leave Congress, an alumna helms a university, and we learn how Brooks Quimby mentored Ed Muskie '36.
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Bates in the News: Dec. 14, 2018
Thursday, December 13, 2018 3:10 pm
An alumna discovers her great-grandfather's art, an economics professor recreates Maine election results, and Ed Muskie's people recall his 1968 campaign.
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8 reasons why Edmund Muskie ’36 was an amazing political candidate in 1968
Wednesday, December 5, 2018 3:37 pm
Fifty years ago, Edmund Muskie '36 ran one of the “exemplary national campaigns of modern times.”
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Muskie’s threatened Clean Water Act delivers ‘billions of dollars in economic benefits’ annually
Wednesday, November 15, 2017 5:24 pm
Ensuring clean water, says economics professor Lynne Lewis, boosts jobs, tourism, recreation, and property values — benefits that far outweigh the costs.
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On Ed Muskie’s 100th birthday, six things everyone should know
Thursday, March 27, 2014 2:08 pm
On his centennial today, what everyone should know about Edmund Muskie '36, our iconic U.S. statesman and environmental pioneer.
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Harward Center marks Clean Water Act’s 40th with address by environmental historian
Monday, September 10, 2012 4:00 pm
Bates marks the 40th anniversary of the federal Clean Water Act with a Sept. 20 talk by an influential environmental historian.
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Past is prologue, says new Muskie Archives director Pat Webber
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 10:00 am
The archives supports the academic community by keeping one foot in the past and one in the present.