WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: A recent op-ed by Maine resident and Navy veteran D. Allen Kerr highlights Gov. Janet Mills' history of public service and her proven commitment to fighting for all Mainers -- even in the face of immense barriers. "I've always sensed uncommon grit beneath what sometimes seems like the pixieish persona of Maine Gov. Janet Mills," Kerr wrote. "And that was before I learned she has a backbone of steel. Like, lit  more

NASHUA, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) New England Regional Administrator David W. Cash, along with Congresswoman Annie Kuster, Congressman Chris Pappas, the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES), and Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess, highlighted $4 million in Brownfields funds awarded to NHDES and other organizations to assess and cleanup sites across the state. This   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following statement by Commissioner James Danly on a decision (Docket No. CP22-51-000) involving CNG Holding 1 LLC: * * * I concur with the Commission's decision to grant CNG HOLDING 1 LLC's petition for a declaratory order, finding that its proposed compressed natural gas facilities and operations will not be subject to the Commission's jurisdiction under Natural Gas Act (NGA) sections 3 and   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Aug. 9 (TNSsro) -- The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission issued the following gas order (No. 26,664) involving Northern Utilities Inc.: * * * 2019-2024 Integrated Resource Plan Order Following Working Group Report In this order, the Commission modifies the Working Group recommendations, gives guidance on the contents of future Least Cost Integrated Resource Plans (LCIRP), and extends the date for Northern to file its next LCIRP until March 31, 2023. I. PROCED  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 9 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Two UMSOM faculty members are investigators on research that is likely to inform future decision making on COVID-19 boosters * * * A study led in part by investigators at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's (UMSOM) Center for Vaccine Development and Global Health found that although COVID-19 booster vaccinations in adults elicit high levels of neutralizing antibo  more