PORTLAND, Maine, Aug. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 20: Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler visited multiple Brownfields sites, which are driving significant investment and revitalization efforts to Portland's waterfront. While in the Pine Tree State, Administrator Wheeler met with local lobsterman and finalized amendments to the national marine diesel engine program to provide much needed regulator  more

HOLYOKE, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- ISO New England issued the following news release: Registration is now open for the third quarterly meeting of the Consumer Liaison Group (CLG) in 2020, scheduled for 12:30 p.m. on Sept. 17. The meeting, which will take the form of a webinar, will feature a panel entitled "Carbon Pricing in Wholesale Electricity Markets." Panelists will be announced at a later date. ISO New England will also provide an update. CLG meetings are free and open to the public.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 22 -- The New England Foundation for the Arts issued the following news release: The New England Foundation for the Arts (NEFA) is pleased to announce that Jessica Muise has joined the organization as the newly created role of program administer, creative economy. Prior to NEFA, Jess managed the visual arts studios and galleries at the Umbrella Arts Center, programming installations, developing public art initiatives, and leading artist committees. In her earlier wo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Aug. 21: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) today joined by 23 House colleagues wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue and Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to demand an investigation into the recent deaths of thousands of mail-order chicks and to urge immediate action to rectify this issue. The members noted the importance of USPS to rural communities and sought answers o  more