AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 15 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following radio address: * * * Governor Janet Mills: Taking another positive step in our fight to defend the lobster industry and its hard-working men and women. Earlier this week, I took another positive step in our fight to defend the lobster industry and all of its hard-working men and women. Hello, this is Governor Janet Mills and thank you for listening. Maine's lobster industry is a model of sustainable harvesting practi  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Oct. 12 -- Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2022: Today Governor Janet Mills directed the Maine Department of Marine Resources (DMR) to file a motion to expedite the appeal of a recent decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in Maine Lobstermen's Association v. National Marine Fisheries Service. The Mills Administration has partnered with the Maine Lobstermen's Association in Maine Lobstermen's Association v. Nati  more

BANGOR, Maine, Oct. 12 (TNSgov) -- The Natural Resources Defense Council issued the following news release: A Federal District Court in Maine approved a settlement that requires Mallinckrodt US LLC to pay for mercury remediation in the Penobscot River Estuary, concluding a more than two decade long legal fight led by Maine People's Alliance and NRDC (Natural Resources Defense Council). The settlement provides that Mallinckrodt will pay at least $187 million, and up to $267 million, to independe  more

MONTEREY, California, Oct. 5 (TNStalk) -- The Monterey Bay Aquarium, a non-profit that focuses on conservation of the ocean, issued the following letter: The Maine Congressional Delegation and Governor of Maine issued a letter calling on Seafood Watch to reverse the science-based Red Rating for American Lobster. Monterey Bay Aquarium sent the following letter in reply. * * * October 5, 2022 To: The Honorable Janet Mills, Governor, State of Maine The Honorable Susan Collins, U.S. Senate The  more