WASHINGTON, March 16 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release on March 15, 2022: U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Chair of the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement after government funding legislation for fiscal year (FY) 2022 was signed into law by President Biden. In the legislation, Senator Shaheen included and supported numero  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 19 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on March 18, 2022: Governor Janet Mills today proposed a change package to her supplemental budget that increases the amount of direct relief to Maine people in the face of inflation, strengthens Maine's behavioral health system, bolsters housing initiatives to fight homelessness, and advances the State's effort to support farmers impacted by PFAS, among other initiatives. The change package builds on the   more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 17 (TNSconf) -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: The Commission's American Lobster Management Board will meet via webinar on March 31st from 1 - 3:30 PM. At this meeting, the Board will consider final approval of American Lobster Draft Addendum XXIX and Jonah Crab Draft Addendum IV. The Draft Addenda consider implementing electronic vessel tracking requirements in the federal American lobster and Jonah crab fisheries  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 15 -- Fisheries and Oceans Canada issued the following news release: As a nation of three oceans and surrounded by cold, pristine waters, Canada is home to some of the best quality fish and seafood products in the world. With high standards for sustainability and food safety, our premium fish and seafood continues to be prized around the world. In 2021, Canadians worked hard to export $8.7 billion worth of fish and seafood to 119 countries. The Honourable Joyce Murray, M  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following decision (Case No. 08-RC-284844) by Region 8 Director Iva Y Choe: PCC AIRFOILS, LLC, Employer and IUE-CWA, THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION OF THE COMMUNICATION WORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, CLC, Petitioner DECISION AND DIRECTION OF ELECTION The Petitioner seeks to represent a unit of hourly and salaried non-exempt production and maintenance employees employed by the Employer at its Wickliffe, Ohio facility. The petitioned-  more

WASHINGTON, March 19 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) called on the National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) today to expand representation of lobstermen on its Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Team (ALWTRT) by including members of the Maine Lobstering Union Local 207 (MLU). The ALWTRT is a council of stakeholders charged with making recommendations to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for addressing  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden announced today that $17,065,000 to support Maine's lobster industry was included in the Fiscal Year 2022 Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS) Appropriations bill. Senator Collins is a senior member of the Appropriations Committee and a member of the CJS Appropriations Subcommittee. Representative Pingree is a seni  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 18 (TNSPol) -- Save the Sound issued the following news release on March 17, 2022: President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act. This landmark, bipartisan bill increases budgets for the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of the Interior, and Department of Energy, and adds $1 million to the Long Island Sound estuary program, among other investments. "The targeted support for environmental justice, clean water, habitat restoration, and clean e  more